Johnny Flynn

Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit are an English folk-rock band signed to Transgressive Records. They are fronted by Johnny Flynn, an actor, poet and songwriter who cites W.B. Yeats and Shakespeare among his influences. Current members are David Beauchamp, Adam Beach, Joe Zeitlin, James Mathe, Matt Edmonds, and Johnny’s sister Lillie Flynn.

The group’s first album, A Larum, was released in 2008 through Vertigo Records, receiving critical praise including a nomination for the XFM music award and Paste magazine’s best music of 2008.

The group’s second album, Been Listening, was released through Transgressive Records on 7 June 2010, and was accompanied with worldwide touring. The record followed A Larum and the Sweet William EP, which was released in the winter of 2009. In 2012 Flynn released a soundtrack album for the film A Bag of Hammers. Their third album, Country Mile, was released in September 2013, and their fourth, Sillion, was released in March 2017.