Frank Turner will release new album ‘Undefeated’ on May 3rd.
The incoming record is the songwriter’s tenth studio album to date, an industrious track record that doesn’t include Million Dead, or his other group-focussed projects.
Out on May 3rd, the lyrics touch on adulthood – Frank Turner is now 42, an age that he wants to reflect in his work. The songwriter introduces the record by commenting…
“There are no clichés about the difficult 10th album, so in some ways, that’s a liberating statement. But at the same time, I have a duty to justify writing and releasing a 10th album. That’s a lot of records for anybody. Also, I’m 42. Which is not a sexy, rock’n’roll age. But all through my career, I’ve been interested in writers like Loudon Wainwright III or The Hold Steady, people who write about adulthood, essentially.”
New song ‘Do One’ is out now, and the punchy format and brisk pace masks a lyric about shrugging off preconceptions and learning to focus on your own life. He sings:
“Don’t waste your time / Trying to change their minds / Just be a better you…”
Discussing the song, Frank Turner adds:
“‘Do One’ is the last song I wrote for the new album, and the first song on that album, as well as the first single. So it’s a summation of what I’m trying to say with this record, a record about survival and defiance, but also one with a sense of fun and self-deprecation. 19 years into my solo career, I’m still standing up and putting out some of my best work. It feels good.”
Tune in now.
Tracklist:
- ‘Do One’
- ‘Never Mind The Back Problems’
- ‘Ceasefire’
- ‘Girl From The Record Shop’
- ‘Pandemic PTSD’
- ‘Letters’
- ‘East Finchley’
- ‘No Thank You For The Music’
- ‘The Leaders’
- ‘International Hide and Seek Champions’
- ‘Show People’
- ‘On My Way’
- ‘Somewhere Inbetween’
- ‘Undefeated’
