Well I wouldn't say there's any evidence of direct influence on his music but George Ezra cites Rumours as a masterpiece;
http://www.musictimes.com/articles/3...-interview.htm
Besides your own, what albums would you pack away on your voyage?
There are some albums that I consider masterpieces, very few, but there are one or two, like Paul Simon’s Graceland or Rumours by Fleetwood Mac. I’d have to have a Tom Waits album in there somewhere.
I don't know whether he's established himself anywhere outside the UK yet. His voice is absolutely incredible- sounds more like a deep south blues man than a 21 year old Englishman.