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FLYNN
A BAND of movers and shakers from Salford,
Preston and Bolton are the latest to have recruited legendary Wigan
producer John Kettle to record their debut album.
Flynn, who formed in 2004, have honed and crafted their product at
Kettle's Jaraff House finishing school.
Driven by the charismatic songwriter Chris Flynn, the band has over the
years – and in previous incarnations – supported Oasis, been managed by
I Am Kloot's Peter Jobson and played the Leeds and Preston festivals.
The band, Chris, Dickon Kyme-Wright on bass, guitarist Paul Mortlock and
drummer Norman Cook, no, not that one, first decamped to Kettle's studio
just outside Platt Bridge some 18 months ago to polish up their first
delectable collection.
Chris said: "Flynn has always been a band that has continued to evolve
and therefore does not have a clear beginning. The recording process
with John Kettle was pretty much a similar experience. The album was
recorded on and off over 18 months.
"At the start of the process, the band was a raw three-piece indie rock
and roll band with some, in our humble opinion, pretty good songs. By
the end of the album, John had produced an album with ten amazing songs.
Each song had its unique personality but managed to belong to each
other."
Flynn then is formed from the juicy discombobulated but fleshy bits of
Weller, Morrissey and Elvis Costello, glued together with Kettle magic.
The songs wrap around you in an avuncular fashion, a velveteen
shimmering winter cape that clasps around your neck, their melodiousness
protecting your delicate ears from the hinterland of today's barren
musical landscape.
And there's nod to the care-worn worldliness of its lead singer. "Feel
the cold, feel the chill, 30-something 20-still," croons Chris on album
opener Even After All This Time.
The tunesmithery is outstanding, the production excellent and there's no
doubt that Flynn are going places.
Hoping to gig in the Wigan area in the near future, the lads are playing
Manchester's Night and Day on February 21.
For more information, check out
www.flynnsongs.com
you can also visit
http://www.myspace.com/flynnsongs
for the latest info
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