New Band!

I recently heard an interview with Johnny Flynn on NPR.  This guy is amazing.  He has a real talent with words, especially alliteration and rhyme, reminding me a little bit of Yeats (who he cites as an influence).  If I heard correctly, the interviewer for NPR stated that he is actually a descendant of Shakespeare.  In any case, his musical style is sort of Indie-folk with an interesting mix of male and female back-up vocals.  That is something that I really appreciate in a band and part of the reason that I like Belle and Sebastian and the New Pornographers so much.  In so far as overall talent, I think that Belle and Sebastian are a bit more creative musically, but the poetry and lyrics of Johnny Flynn and the Sussex Wit (as they are called) seem to be more technically complex.  Anyways, I am listening to the album A Larum (I think from the Middle English for "alarm") and it is very engaging.  I don't really have a feel for the meaning of the lyrics yet and that will probably take a few more listenings to.  Check them out on Myspace for a good representation of their music:  http://www.myspace.com/johnnyflynn