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'''''Be More Kind''''' is the seventh studio album by English singer/songwriter [[Frank Turner]].<ref>http:// |
'''''Be More Kind''''' is the seventh studio album by English singer/songwriter [[Frank Turner]].<ref>http://www.nme.com/music-interviews/frank-turner-interview-2018-2228012</ref> It will be released on 4 May 2018 by [[Xtra Mile Recordings]].<ref>http://teamrock.com/news/2018-01-29/frank-turner-announces-new-album-be-more-kind</ref> |
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Be More Kind is the seventh studio album by English singer/songwriter Frank Turner.[1] It will be released on 4 May 2018 by Xtra Mile Recordings.[2]
Composition
It's title is based on a line from a Clive James poem first published in the June 3, 2013 issue of The New Yorker in which he describes his own mortality called Leçons Des Ténèbres. The line which inspired the title reads: 'I should have been more kind. It is my fate. To find this out, but find it out too late.'
The album has been described as "a record that combines universal anthems with raw emotion and the political and the personal, with the intricate folk and punk roar trademarks of Turner’s sound imbued with new, bold experimental shades." It was produced by Austin Jenkins and Joshua Block, formerly of psychedelic-rock Texans White Denim, and Florence And The Machine and Halsey collaborator Charlie Hugall.
The artwork for the album with one illustration being done for each song was done by Ben Rix.
Release
He promoted the album with a Live Q&A session on FaceBook on January 30. [3] In the interview he cites the book Rip It Up and Start Again as a strong influence on the sonics of the album. Other influences he mentions in the interview are Soft Cell, New Order, Wire, Gang of Four and mid period Cure. He also recommends Clive James' book Cultural Amnesia. Promotion for the album includes an interview with NME.
"There She Is" had previously been available as an acoustic version on his compilation album Songbook. The first song that was made available for streaming from the album was "1933". A music video animation for the title song was released on YouTube on February 22nd. The first proper single to be released from the album "Blackout" was released on March 16th. Frank Turner described it thus on a link sent out to fans on the 17th of March "This was one of the first tracks we finished in the studio in Texas, and it really pointed the way forward - it's the first song of mine you could get away with playing in a club, I think, and it's about trying to find connections with other people when the lights go out."
Track listing
All tracks are written by Frank Turner, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Worry" | 3:13 |
| 2. | "1933" | 3:07 |
| 3. | "Little Changes" | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Be More Kind" | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Make America Great Again" | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Going Nowhere" | 3:59 |
| 7. | "Brave Face" | 3:36 |
| 8. | "There She Is" | 3:48 |
| 9. | "21st Century Survival Blues" | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Blackout" | 3:56 |
| 11. | "Common Ground" | 4:14 |
| 12. | "The Lifeboat" | 4:10 |
| 13. | "Get It Right" | 3:26 |
Music videos
References
- ^ http://www.nme.com/music-interviews/frank-turner-interview-2018-2228012
- ^ http://teamrock.com/news/2018-01-29/frank-turner-announces-new-album-be-more-kind
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/frankturnermusic/videos/10156125966334138/?hc_location=ufi
- ^ "There She Is (Live Acoustic)". YouTube. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "1933". YouTube. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Be More Kind". YouTube. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Blackout". YouTube. Retrieved 16 March 2018.