Praise for Ethan P. Flynn
“Ethan’s someone who I consider to be as great as Bowie, I’m just waiting for the world to see it… he’s a legend in the making.” – Slowthai
“There’s no one out there doing it quite like Flynn.” – Dazed
“A true original, Ethan P. Flynn’s voice – a kind of Jonathan Richman for the post-Millennial era – brings these diverse ideas together, into one unholy place.” – Clash
“an appealingly wayward and unboxable talent” – Sunday Times
“Songs and ideas pour out of the prolific Yorkshire musician. No wonder FKA twigs, Jockstrap and Young can’t get enough of him.” – The Face
Ethan P. Flynn releases a brand new single ‘Used to It’, his first solo music of 2023. Out now via Young / Remote Control Records, ‘Used to It’ is a celebration of that feeling of finally belonging with Flynn emphatically stating “This is the place I came to in my dream. You’ll get used to it, I’m sticking around”. The lyrics are buoyed by a production that seamlessly blends stripped-back acoustics with electronic experimentation, all underpinned by Flynn’s idiosyncratic voice.
The new music follows Ethan P. Flynn’s acclaimed 2022 EP Universal Deluge and is the culmination of an intensely fruitful period of personal creativity. Having worked as a producer, songwriter, and collaborator with a host of familiar names including David Byrne, FKA Twigs, Jockstrap, Vegyn and Black Country, New Road, Flynn is now ready to take centre stage. The first of a host of Ethan P. Flynn releases in 2023, ‘Used To It‘ showcases his unique songwriting craft, ear for production and musical versatility, and marks Flynn’s arrival as a true artist in his own right.
Ethan P. Flynn ‘Used To It’ (Official Video)
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Ethan P. Flynn ‘Father of Nine’ (Official Video)
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Ethan P. Flynn ‘The Universal Deluge’ (Official Video)
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ABOUT ETHAN P. FLYNN
“I’ve never really finished anything before – it feels crazy,” says Ethan P. Flynn of his debut EP (and first fully formed body of work) Universal Deluge.
Universal Deluge marks a significant shift for Flynn and is the by-product of an intensely fruitful creative few years for him. His unique songwriting craft, ear for production and versatility has already seen him work with a whole host of familiar names including David Byrne, FKA Twigs, Vegyn and Black Country, New Road. Slowthai, who Flynn has collaborated with and supported on tour, has said of him: “Ethan’s someone who I consider to be as great as Bowie, I’m just waiting for the world to see it… he’s a legend in the making.”
Musically, Universal Deluge eschews typical genre labelling and convention. Created over a three-year period of fermentation, a lyrical theme began to emerge; “A lot of the songs, for whatever reason, have some kind of reference to a flood or rain or water,” he says. “I was just on that vibe. Then COVID happened and I thought back to the deluge and themes like that. There’s different telling’s of the myth but in the Old Testament it’s Noah and the entire world flooding and some people get to survive. I just thought that and COVID went well together, so I steered more into it. There’s a definite overarching theme and I tried to make it like a puzzle that all fits together.” However, there’s not too much to be read into the aquatic nature of the album itself: “I talk about water a lot in these songs but it’s important to say I don’t know why,” Flynn says.
The whittled down seven track-album finds this endlessly fecund, ever-changing and hard-to-please artist in love with the results. “I really like this record,” he says. “I felt proud finishing it. Every decision on this EP I made for a reason. I thought about everything and I can stand by it.”
Ethan P. Flynn – ‘Used To It’ is out now
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