Frank Turner
Frank Turner ( born December 28, 1981 in Muharraq, Bahrain ) is a British musician.
Career
He grew up in Winchester, England, came Turner in 2001 as vocalist for punk band Million Dead, with whom he released two studio albums and several singles / EPs. In parallel, he studied under at Eton College and the London School of Economics, where he received a bachelor 's degree in European History.
Since the end of the band in 2005, Turner has worked as a solo singer- songwriter whose music has clear influences from folk rock and punk. His first album, Sleep Is for the Week was published in January 2007 in the UK and was perceived overwhelmingly positive in the local music press. His successor, Love Ire & Song was released in March 2008 and was released in the summer of 2009 as a re -release in the German language area. He scored the first major commercial success with the album released in December 2008, The First Three Years, a compilation of songs from singles and EPs from Turner's first solo years, which reached number 72 in the UK album charts. His third studio album Poetry of the Deed, was released in September 2009, reached the British charts and was able to advance to number 36 there. End of 2010, an EP was released, titled Rock & Roll; In June 2011, the album England Keep My Bones, the rank 12 of the British Charts. Later in the year a second collection of singles and B-sides called The Second Three Years was released. July 27, 2012 Turner has performed with his band at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium London before about 80,000 spectators and a worldwide television audience. In April 2013 he released his fifth studio album Tape Deck Heart, which was produced by Rich Costey and first outside of the United Kingdom (eg, in California ) will be played. The recording location was chosen solely for practical reasons, because the producer did not want to come up with his equipment to England. The album represents to date is his biggest commercial success, reaching number 2 in the UK in addition to the charts in other European countries and the United States.
Usually Turner plays his concerts with his band The Sleeping Souls, which for several years unchanged from Ben Lloyd ( guitar), Matt Nasir (keyboard), Tarrant Anderson ( bass) and Nigel Powell ( drums) exists. Chance it also occurs on solo.
Discography
Studio albums
- Sleep Is for the Week (2007)
- Love Ire & Song (2008)
- Poetry of the Deed (2009)
- England Keep My Bones (2011)
- Tape Deck Heart (2013 )
EPs
- Campfire Punk Rock (2006)
- The Real Damage ( 2007)
- Itunes Festival 2010 (2010)
- Rock & Roll ( 2010)
- So Long ( Donots feat. Frank Turner ) (2012 )
- Polaroid Picture (2014)
Compilations
- The First Three Years ( 2008)
- The Second Three Years ( 2011)