Sillion
Studio album by
Johnny Flynn
Released24 March 2017
GenreFolk
Length44:56
LanguageEnglish
LabelTransgressive
Johnny Flynn chronology
Country Mile
(2013)		 Sillion
(2017)		 Lost in the Cedar Wood
(2021)

Sillion is the fourth[lower-alpha 1] studio album by British singer-songwriter Johnny Flynn, released in 2017 through Transgressive Records.[1][2] The album reached no. 96 in the UK.[3]

Background

Sillion was Flynn's first studio album since 2013's Country Mile.[4] In the interim, Flynn was increasingly active as an actor.[4] The record was recorded at Soup Studio in London.[5]

Flynn has said that the album was influenced strongly by this personal life:

My Dad died when I was 18, and that was quite a galvanising experience,' he says, 'and there's often an element of that in anything I’m writing; every big loss that you suffer in life, I think everything comes through the conduit of that. And I had a really strong sense of my daughter having elements of my Dad when she came along, and it made me kind of laugh – that cyclical sense, of thinking of my daughter as my Dad.[6]

The track "Heart Sunk Hank", which explores Flynn's relationship with his wife, was inspired by the folk song "Fare Thee Well".[7] The song was also partially recorded on a 1940s Voice-o-Graph, giving it a unique sound and making it the "record's highlight" per Rhian Daly of DIY.[8]

Flynn released music videos for the tracks "In the Deepest", "Wandering Aengus", and "Raising the Dead", all directed by Simon Ryninks.[9][10][11]

Reception

Sillion reached no. 96 in the UK, Flynn's third album to chart in the top 100.[3] The record has a score of 74 on the review aggregator Metacritic, signifying "generally favorable" reviews.[12] Timothy Monger of AllMusic indicated that the opening three tracks of the album "stand among the best of [Flynn's] career".[4] Sarah Dawood of The Line of Best Fit praised the album, calling it "an emotionally challenging piece that engages and encapsulates its listeners" and a "piece of art."[13]

In a more negative review, Harry Harris of The Skinny opined that the record felt like a "side-project" to Flynn's acting career, while still finding that it was a "perfectly fine" record.[14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Johnny Flynn

No.TitleLength
1."Raising the Dead"3:33
2."Wandering Aengus"3:47
3."Heart Sunk Hank"3:11
4."Barleycorn"4:32
5."The Night My Piano Upped and Died"3:55
6."In the Deepest"3:11
7."In Your Pockets"3:16
8."Jefferson's Torch"4:23
9."Tarp in the Prop"3:55
10."The Landlord"6:34
11."Hard Road"4:39
Total length:44:56

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Not including a live album and film soundtrack.

Sources

  1. ↑ Shaw, Peter. "JOHNNY FLYNN: SILLION". www.folkradio.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ↑ That, Thank Folk For (31 March 2017). "Album Review: Johnny Flynn – Sillion | Thank Folk For That". Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 "JOHNNY FLYNN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 Sillion – Johnny Flynn | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 19 April 2021
  5. ↑ "Johnny Flynn – Sillion". Soup Studio – Analogue Recording in London. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Album Review: Johnny Flynn – Sillion". DrownedInSound. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  7. ↑ Records, Transgressive. "Johnny Flynn / 'Sillion' out now". www.transgressiverecords.com. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  8. ↑ Subscribe. "Johnny Flynn – Sillion | Reviews". diymag.com. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  9. ↑ Johnny Flynn – Wandering Aengus, retrieved 19 April 2021
  10. ↑ Johnny Flynn – Raising the Dead, retrieved 19 April 2021
  11. ↑ Johnny Flynn – In the Deepest, retrieved 19 April 2021
  12. ↑ "Sillion by Johnny Flynn", Metacritic, retrieved 16 April 2021
  13. ↑ "Johnny Flynn returns with the draining, enriching Sillion". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "Johnny Flynn – Sillion album review: The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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