# Sillion

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***Sillion*** is the fourth[a] studio album by British singer-songwriter [Johnny Flynn](/source/Johnny_Flynn_(musician)), released in 2017 through [Transgressive Records](/source/Transgressive_Records).[1][2] The album reached no. 96 in the UK.[3]

## Background

*Sillion* was Flynn's first studio album since 2013's [*Country Mile*](/source/Country_Mile_(Johnny_Flynn_album)).[4] In the interim, Flynn was increasingly active as an actor.[4] The record was recorded at Soup Studio in London.[5]

Flynn has said that the album was influenced strongly by this personal life:

My Dad died when I was 18, and that was quite a galvanising experience,' he says, 'and there's often an element of that in anything I’m writing; every big loss that you suffer in life, I think everything comes through the conduit of that. And I had a really strong sense of my daughter having elements of my Dad when she came along, and it made me kind of laugh – that cyclical sense, of thinking of my daughter as my Dad.[6]

The track "Heart Sunk Hank", which explores Flynn's relationship with his wife, was inspired by the folk song ["Fare Thee Well](/source/Fare_Thee_Well_(song))".[7] The song was also partially recorded on a 1940s Voice-o-Graph, giving it a unique sound and making it the "record's highlight" per Rhian Daly of [*DIY*](/source/DIY_(magazine)).[8]

Flynn released music videos for the tracks "In the Deepest", "Wandering Aengus", and "Raising the Dead", all directed by Simon Ryninks.[9][10][11]

## Reception

*Sillion* reached no. 96 in the UK, Flynn's third album to chart in the top 100.[3] The record has a score of 74 on the [review aggregator](/source/Review_aggregator) [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), signifying "generally favorable" reviews.[12] Timothy Monger of [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) indicated that the opening three tracks of the album "stand among the best of [Flynn's] career".[4] Sarah Dawood of *[The Line of Best Fit](/source/The_Line_of_Best_Fit)* praised the album, calling it "an emotionally challenging piece that engages and encapsulates its listeners" and a "piece of art."[13]

In a more negative review, Harry Harris of [*The Skinny*](/source/The_Skinny_(magazine)) opined that the record felt like a "side-project" to Flynn's acting career, while still finding that it was a "perfectly fine" record.[14]

## References

### Notes

1. Not including a live album and film soundtrack.

### Sources

1. Shaw, Peter. ["JOHNNY FLYNN: SILLION"](https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2017/03/johnny-flynn-sillion-2/). *www.folkradio.co.uk*. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

1. That, Thank Folk For (31 March 2017). ["Album Review: Johnny Flynn – Sillion | Thank Folk For That"](https://thankfolkforthat.com/album-review-johnny-flynn-sillion/). Retrieved 19 April 2021.

1. ["JOHNNY FLYNN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company"](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4096/johnny-flynn/). *www.officialcharts.com*. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

1. ["Sillion – Johnny Flynn | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/sillion-mw0003016099), retrieved 19 April 2021

1. ["Johnny Flynn – Sillion"](https://www.soupstudio.co.uk/giles-barrett-credits/johnny-flynn-sillion). *Soup Studio – Analogue Recording in London*. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

1. ["Album Review: Johnny Flynn – Sillion"](http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19869/reviews/4150905). *DrownedInSound*. Retrieved 2021-04-19.

1. Records, Transgressive. ["Johnny Flynn / 'Sillion' out now"](http://www.transgressiverecords.com/news/detail/johnny-flynns-sillion). *www.transgressiverecords.com*. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

1. Subscribe. ["Johnny Flynn – Sillion | Reviews"](http://diymag.com/2017/03/24/johnny-flynn-sillion-album-review). *diymag.com*. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

1. ["Johnny Flynn – Wandering Aengus"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3QJZ6NrBJk&list=PLMAMCQPLZoRTzXURFwL7Sf2P-51BZ6STb), retrieved 19 April 2021

1. ["Johnny Flynn – Raising the Dead"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5wYXnkLbD0&list=PLMAMCQPLZoRTzXURFwL7Sf2P-51BZ6STb&index=6), retrieved 19 April 2021

1. ["Johnny Flynn – In the Deepest"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rlt0P0FOO4g&list=PLMAMCQPLZoRTzXURFwL7Sf2P-51BZ6STb&index=4), retrieved 19 April 2021

1. ["Sillion by Johnny Flynn"](https://www.metacritic.com/music/sillion/johnny-flynn), *Metacritic*, retrieved 16 April 2021

1. ["Johnny Flynn returns with the draining, enriching Sillion"](https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/johnny-flynn-sillion). *The Line of Best Fit*. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

1. ["Johnny Flynn – Sillion album review: The Skinny"](https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/johnny-flynn-sillion). *www.theskinny.co.uk*. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

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