DrownedInSound — DiS caught up with Johnny Flynn ahead of Hop Farm festival which kicks off today to discuss the festivals headliners (Bob Dylan and Van Morrison) as well as any pre-gig rituals. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Altsounds — 'Barnacled Warship', the second single from* Johnny Flynn's* acclaimed album 'Been Listening', will be released on Monday 16th August on Transgressive Records. 'Barnacled Warship' will be available as a digital download, and on limited-edition 7"... more info

The Music Fix — as he launches his Barnacled Warship more info

Guardian Music — Music journalists think spelling 'new' in a wacky way implies bleeding-edge modernity. But no prefix can make the Boden's-catalogue folk of Mumford & Sons sound interestingEvery reader will have their own ideas as to what the major talking points of ... more info

Song, by Toad — At my very most cynical I look at all the posh, affable boys and girls making alternative folk music in London these days and I wonder just how absolutely compelled they are to do it.  Is it just a social thing that they happen to do because they ha... more info

DrownedInSound — In making Been Listening simpler, and more imperfect than his first record, Johnny Flynn has held out a hand in a way he never did before. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — Hercules And Love Affair, Mayer Hawthorne and the Phenomenal Handclap Band play Croatia's two-weekend Garden Festival (2-4 Jul & 9-11 Jul, Petrcane, thegardenfestival.eu) …Later in the year at the same venue, Electric Elephant (27-29 Aug, Petrcane,... more info

The Music Fix — Hear their collaboration here more info

Addict Music — Folk crooner Johnny Flynn has made a sample of his forthcoming album 'Been Listening' available as a Soundcloud widget. more info

DrownedInSound — London-based folk troubadour Johnny Flynn releases his second album, Been Listening, on June 7 through Transgressive. It features a total of 11 tracks, one of which is a duet with high-flying peer Laura Marling. Now there's a five-track sampler of th... more info