Frank Turner - England Keep My Bones (LP)

Na, wer wird denn so pessimistisch sein? Oder ist es einfach nur Heimatliebe, die Frank Turner dazu bringt, sich um den posthumen Verbleib seiner Knochen zu sorgen. Immerhin war 2010 ein verdammt gutes Jahr für den englischen Songwriter. Die Single "I Still Believe" rotierte im Inselradio, Turner selbst wurde vom "NME" für die Kategorie "Best Solo Artist" nominiert und "Kerrang!" verlieh ihm den prestigeträchtigen "Spirit Of Independence"-Award. So kann"s 2011 mit Album Nummer vier gerne weitergehen: "England Keep My Bones" entstand zusammen mit dem Hold-Steady-Keyboarder Franz Nicolay, den Folksängern Emily Barker und Chris T-T sowie Andy Yorke von Unbelievable Truth. Die zwölf Songs (plus drei Bonus-Tracks auf der limitierten CD) gehören mit Sicherheit zum Besten, was der ehemalige Sänger von Million Dead in seiner Solokarriere je eingespielt hat. Für Fans von Against Me!, Billy Bragg, Chuck Ragan und Gaslight Anthem.

England Keep My Bones is the fourth studio album by London-based singer-songwriter Frank Turner, released on 7 June 2011, on Epitaph Records. The album was produced and mixed by Tristan Ivemy, who had previously mixed Love, Ire and Song, Rock & Roll and Campfire Punkrock. The album"s title is taken from William Shakespeare"s play, The Life and Death of King John, with Turner noting, "I knew that the album was, for the most part, about mortality, and about Englishness. Shakespeare seemed like a good place to go hunting for some pearls of wisdom, and with a little help from my friend Ben we came across this one, and it just seemed to fit the work really well" One of the major themes of the album is that of "English national identity," stating, "it"s something that I want to write songs about. I, quite self-consciously, want to make music that sounds English." NME described the release as "a fearless venture for an artist with something interesting to say.". Paste placed it at number 50 on their "Top 50 Albums of 2011" list.

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