Frank Turner has just released a brand new single ‘Letters‘, the latest track following ‘Girl From The Record Shop‘, ‘No Thank You For The Music‘ and ‘Do One‘ to be taken from his tenth album Undefeated, out 3 May 2024 via Xtra Mile Recordings.
On the single he says, “‘Letters’ is a song that I’ve been working on for a long time; in some ways I’ve been writing it since a genuine pen-friendship of mine dried up when I was a kid, when the mix-tapes stopped coming through the post. It’s a song about communication and its breakdown, about nostalgia for teenage romance, and about how reassessing those things as an adult can be the start of a healing process.”
We had Lucas Bell chat to Frank about the new album, his live experiences among other things. Check it out below!
FRANK TURNER FAST FACTS
‘Letters‘ is out now, the fourth single from upcoming 10th studio album Undefeated, set for release on 3 May 2024
“‘Letters’ is a song that I’ve been working on for a long time; in some ways I’ve been writing it since a genuine pen-friendship of mine dried up when I was a kid, when the mix-tapes stopped coming through the post. It’s a song about communication and its breakdown, about nostalgia for teenage romance, and about how reassessing those things as an adult can be the start of a healing process.” FRANK TURNER
Has sold over a million albums worldwide
Last two years over 96.4M streams
Previous album ‘FTHC‘ (2022) #1 UK album in 2022
Billboard Top 200 #52 / Folk Albums #4 / Top Rock Albums #15
Performed at the opening ceremony of 2012 Olympic Games
Has previously toured with the likes of Green Day, The Gaslight Anthem, The Offspring and many more in the past
Has played Glastonbury, Reading and Leads Festival, Download Festival
Upcoming Lost Evenings festivals – London, Berlin, Anaheim, Boston, Canada – all sold out
x3 Gold Albums (100k Units Sold)
x1 Silver Album (60k)
x5 Top 10 albums
x8 Top 40 albums
Playing upcoming SXSW in Austin, Texas.
Released a split album with NOFX in 2020
Has previously Won two AIM Awards, one Kerrang! Award and has been nominated for numerous NME Awards
Raised over £200K for grassroots music venues live streams during the pandemic. This resulted in him winning the Music Venue Trust’s award for Outstanding Achievement for Grassroots Music Venues.
