Album
Frank Turner
Sleep is for the Week
Xtra Mile Recordings (label)
15 January 2007 (released)
09 January 2007
Turner was previously with Million Dead and after their cacophonous split he took a new turn and has turned out an album of rare range, power and subtlety.
Ranging from punk through Emo and with a huge tip of the hat to the city folksters of the past, his acoustic guitar carries more weight than one might expect.
From 'The Real Damage’ where he looks back on wasted youth, through the sad and wistful 'A decent cup of tea’ and into 'Worse things happen at sea’ we hear a man in command of his emotions while laying the blood flayed nerve endings out for us to investigate. The jaunty 'Once we were anarchists’ continues the review of his failures but the Pogues-like 'Back in the day’ celebrates his hardcore history on banjo and fiddle.
All through this album is humorous, wry and takes a slightly amused look at itself but the talent id there and the songs are strong and poignant.
Frank Turner could be at home equally at the Barfly, Glastonbury or Cropredy and I have no doubt he could take the audience with him at any of them.
Ranging from punk through Emo and with a huge tip of the hat to the city folksters of the past, his acoustic guitar carries more weight than one might expect.
From 'The Real Damage’ where he looks back on wasted youth, through the sad and wistful 'A decent cup of tea’ and into 'Worse things happen at sea’ we hear a man in command of his emotions while laying the blood flayed nerve endings out for us to investigate. The jaunty 'Once we were anarchists’ continues the review of his failures but the Pogues-like 'Back in the day’ celebrates his hardcore history on banjo and fiddle.
All through this album is humorous, wry and takes a slightly amused look at itself but the talent id there and the songs are strong and poignant.
Frank Turner could be at home equally at the Barfly, Glastonbury or Cropredy and I have no doubt he could take the audience with him at any of them.
