Acclaimed rocker Frank Turner has announced that his new album ‘Undefeated’ will be released on May 3, and has also unveiled the album’s lead single ‘Do One’. A liberating anthem, ‘Do One’ features Turner declaring: “I’m still standing up and there’s nothing you can do.” It’s also the last song he wrote for the album, as well as the first song on it, and provides a summation of what he is trying to achieve with ‘Undefeated’.
“This record is about survival and defiance, but also one with a sense of fun and self-deprecation,” said Turner. “19 years into my solo career, I’m still standing up and putting out some of my best work. It feels good.” The new album is the 42-year-old musician’s tenth solo album and marks his return to working with an independent label alongside Xtra Mile Recordings.
Speaking about the forthcoming record, Turner said: “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.”
Alongside the album announcement, Turner has also revealed the ‘Undefeated’ tracklist, which includes 14 songs, such as ‘Never Mind The Back Problems’, ‘Ceasefire’, ‘International Hide and Seek Champions’ and the album’s titular and final track, ‘Undefeated’. Turner last released music with 2022’s ‘FTHC’, an album which saw him gain his first UK Number One.
The previous record reflected on Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchinson’s death, with Turner saying at the time: “It’s a song about grief, loss and suicide, but it’s also a celebration of a life and an individual. It’s about acceptance…I don’t want to be pissed off at him.” Despite the sombre themes of his previous album, Turner’s new record is looking towards the future with hope and resilience
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