A Larum is the first full-length LP

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 by London

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-based folk rock

Folk rock

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 band Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit

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, although it was released under the name of Johnny Flynn

Johnny Flynn

Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit are an English folk rock band signed to Transgressive Records. They are fronted by Johnny Flynn , an actor, poet and songwriter who cites W.B. Yeats and Shakespeare among his influences...

 alone. It was released on May 26, 2008 in the UK

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, and July 29, 2008 in the US

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. The song "Tickle Me Pink" was featured as iTunes

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 free single of the week. The title of the album, according to Johnny Flynn , is the Middle English

Middle English

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 word for "alarm," used in Shakespeare's manuscripts to signify a disturbance occurring offstage among other things. It has been claimed, however, that the album title comes from an anagram of 'Laura M', in reference to his good friend and folk singer Laura Marling

Laura Marling

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, though he personally denies this claim. A Larum has been nominated for the Xfm

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 New Music Award (2009) and was also named as the 37th best album of 2008 by Paste Magazine

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.
On April 23, 2010, Cartoonist David Rees

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listened to the single "The Box" 89 times in a row, in a successful attempt to drive the average price per listen down to one cent.

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