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| Drownedinsound |
 “We can never sell out because we never bought in” yells Frank Turner on his latest album's opening track. There is sincerity in his voice, but it's difficult to avoid thinking that this particular lyric says more than he might have anticipated. For one thing, this is an explicit acknowledgement that he is no longer the radical that fronted Million Dead. Seriously, it's hard to believe it's the same singer – no matter how much Turner protested otherwise in interviews at the time, no one writes songs like 'Charlie And The Propaganda Myth Machine' without buying into anti-capitalism in some way. Perhaps less obviously, on said opener 'Live Fast Die Old' there is a feeling that Turner is making peace with his fans, and himself, for a (fairly or unfairly) perceived shift in ideals. Clearly, he is in a difficult position, trying to make money in order to continue doing what he loves, in the face of powerful preconceptions about the band he used to be in....full text |
| Popmatters |
| Frank Turner made the most of his time at South by Southwest 2009. Kicking things off early in the festival with a 10-song set at the British Music Embassy showcase, Turner got the crowd to forget their free BBQ and beer, and generated a buzz that only got louder after the Jail Guitar Doors showcase on Friday night. Scheduled at the end of sets by Howard Eliott Payne, Beans on Toast, Hey Negrita, Otis Gibbs, and Ed Harcourt, Turner ran out of time before he really even got a chance to get started. So, Turner took his show outside, treating a growing 6th Street crowd to a three-song singalong mini-set. You’d be hard-pressed to find a more music-saturated crowd than the folks at SXSW, but Turner opened plenty of eyes. He storms at you with the clarity of a true believer (his time in punk bands like Kneejerk and Million Dead obviously well-spent) and his lyric sheets read like journal entries, but his music isn’t the least bit overbearing. That’s probably because Turner’s songs are also full of real-world complications. He mixes the fire of idealism with the frustrating complacency of getting older, the love of playing his music with the grind of the road, grief over a friend with the need to celebrate life It all combines to create that lightning-in-a-bottle X-factor, that indefinable quality that separates a singer-songwriter from a very crowded herd....full text |
| Bbc |
| He’s been plugging away and searching for the road to the big time for years, but with this third solo album Frank Turner looks finally set to crack it. Striking a balance between plaintive melodies, tenderly heartfelt lyrics and rousing fist-in-the-air punk rock fury, the former hardcore singer has produced a record that fans of both James Morrison and Black Flag will clutch to their hearts. Single The Road and Live Fast Die Old are typically fiery manifestos of Turner’s adopted lifestyle; having spent most of his time alive in bands achieving varying degrees of success he’s well-placed to document what it’s like to strike out at your dreams. And, as with Sunday Nights, he knows how to render the cute little details of everyday life with enough honesty to make them not only universal but to be loved and cherished....full text |
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