Positive Songs For Negative People

AlbumJul 31 / 201512 songs, 39m 45s
Singer-Songwriter Folk Punk
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Frank Turner’s early albums were filled with blustery folk-punk, his lyrics blunt and certain, perfect for his steadily building fist-pumping crowds that sang along with every word. He grabbed the mantle of Billy Bragg and Joe Strummer with his rousing songs, defiant punk poetry (“I won’t sit down / I won’t shut up /…

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Frank Turner emotes the way Reggie Jackson swings: with full force, and zero fear of striking out.

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Largely forgettable in a way that Frank Turner’s best could never be accused of.

In the decade after the breakup of his retro punk outfit Million Dead, singer/songwriter Frank Turner has transformed himself from the solo folk-punk singer who played dank London basements to headlining Wembley, writing a best-selling autobiography, and becoming the subject of ideological political intrigue in The Guardian.

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Frank Turner has proven himself to be somewhat of a divisive and contradictory figure over the past few years. Given his Eton background, many find the

Frank Turner rails against unnamed forces in a set that’s more successful when he drops the bombast

As divisive a figure as he is – punk hero to some, Eton phoney to others – Turner’s sixth album is a deeply straightforward and unambiguously earnest affair

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Frank Turner - Positive Songs for Negative People review: Sing along, remember to be happy.

The folk-punk troubadour throws boisterous energy into this Moving On Album, says Helen Brown

Positive mental anthems from folk-punk troubadour. CD review by Lisa-Marie Ferla

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