Country Mile (Johnny Flynn album)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Independent	[2]
The Line of Best Fit	[3]
musicOMH	[4]
NME	(2.5/5)[5]
This Is Fake DIY	[6]

In his review for Allmusic, critic Timothy Monger wrote "What sets Johnny Flynn apart from many of Britain's better-known new folk-revivalists is his knack for timeless, literate songwriting. Delivered with the confidence of a seasoned Shakespearian actor and the severity and humor of a young Richard Thompson, Flynn's songs come from a more arcane place in the English idiom, managing to seem both profound and conversational at once."[1]

Holly Williams of The Independent wrote "Flynn’s language and cadence can be quaintly archaic; his wandering-minstrel lyrics poetic, and apple-sweet."[2] John Murphy of musicOMH wrote "Flynn remains one of the country’s most overlooked songwriters and Country Mile is a good reminder of his skill with a well-crafted song."[4]

Matthew Horton of NME was less enthusiastic about the release, writing "Johnny Flynn moonlights as an actor, and it shows. His folk-rock has always felt a bit forced, and album number three is rootsy like the Chelsea Flower Show, blooming with mega-twee lyrics... There’s even a song called ‘Tinker’s Trail’, for Christ’s sake. If things get any more contrived his next album will feature a duet with a cow."[5]

All songs composed by Johnny Flynn

• Johnny Flynn – vocals, guitar, bass, harmonium, mandolin, piano, organ, violin, trumpet, Wurlitzer, flugelhorn, percussion
• Spencer Cullum – pedal steel guitar
• Adam Beach – bass
• David Beauchamp – drums
• Joe Zeitlin – cello
• James Mathé – backing vocals
• Lillie Flynn – backing vocals

• Mark Ospovat – engineer
• Giles Barrett – engineer, mixing
• Simon Trought – engineer, mixing
• David Holmes – engineer, mixing
• Guy Davie – mastering
• Luke Montgomery – cover photo
• Lisa Piercy – art direction
• A.G. Brooks – design