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.

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