Frank Turner started solo acoustic shows prior to Million Dead's break up. The first official performance was at the first Small Town America all dayer at 93 Feet East on September 18th 2004. The solo performances were, in a sense, a sideline to Million Dead. They did allow Turner to display some of his own songwriting capabilities (without a band) as well as some covers of songs and bands he enjoyed, in some cases the songs were much re-worked to fit an acoustic atmosphere. Solo performances were also used to help bolster or expose Million Dead to new individuals as well, with some acoustic in-store and radio performances of Million Dead songs.
At the end of February and start of March (2006) Frank went to Oxford to record the "Campfire Punkrock" EP with Dive Dive as the backing band for three of the songs. This EP was released on May 15 2006 on a limited run through Xtra Mile recordings. It sold out after only a few weeks on sale and had to be re-pressed to meet demand.
With Jonah Matranga doing some touring in June 2006 in support of his CD/DVD album "Jonah Matranga" there was some discussion of Frank doing supports with Jonah, this only ended up with one show featuring both at The Peel in Kingston. The discussion however lead to the creation of the Jonah Matranga and Frank Turner split 12" vinyl. Released in the USA on Welcome Home Records and in the UK via Xtra Mile Recordings. The release features Frank covering two songs by American songwriters and Jonah covering two songs by British songwriters. He was recently (September 18 2006) the last ever artist to perform on BBC Radio 1's Lamacq Live program, unveiling two new songs from "Sleep Is For The Week".
The good sales of "Campfire Punkrock" meant good news as this allowed Frank to record his debut album "Sleep Is For The Week" in August and September 2006. Recorded in Oxford with Dive Dive as extra band on a selection of the 13 tracks. The last track, "The Ballad Of Me And My Friends", is a live recording from a sold out show at the London Barfly and features the vocal contribution of the (approximately) 200 strong audience during a verse. Those in attendance and gave their names to Xtra Mile Recordings will have their names credited as contributers to this track.
In April 2008, his second album Love, Ire and Song was released to critical acclaim.
His third full-length album, Poetry Of The Deed, was released September 7th 2009, and includes the singles The Road, Try This At Home and Isabel. An accompanying DVD, Take To The Road, was released in March 2010.
Amidst extensive touring in support of Poetry of the Deed, Turner and his then-untitled backing band recorded Rock & Roll, an EP consisting of tracks written at the same time as Poetry of the Deed alongside new material. Following its release, Turner and the band spent twenty days in January 2011, recording their next studio album with producer Tristan Ivemy. The result was England Keep My Bones, the fourth studio album by Frank, released on June 6, 2011, on Xtra Mile in the United Kingdom, and on June 7, 2011, on Epitaph Records worldwide. Preceded by the single, "Peggy Sang the Blues", 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."
Following the completion of the album, Turner subsequently announced his backing band had named themselves The Sleeping Souls, after a lyric in the track, "I Am Disappeared". The Sleeping Souls are Nigel Powell, Ben LLoyd, Tarant Anderson and Matt Nasir.
Turner recorded his fifth studio album in Burbank, California, in October 2012. The reason for recording first time abroad in California was, that producer Rich Costey wouldn't come to England with all his equipment so he convinced Turner to record it in Burbank. Frank Turner announced via Twitter on 28 October 2012 that recording was completed, and mixing and mastering would be done in time for a March 2013 release date. During the November and December UK tour a free CD titled Good Hangs from Xtra Mile Recordings was distributed for free at Frank Turner shows, this included a yet-to-be-released Turner song titled "Tattoos" plus the Möngöl Hörde song "Casual Threats From Weekend Hardmen". On Christmas Day 2012, the song "Four Simple Words" was released on Xtra Mile Recordings' website as a free download along with the b-side "Cowboy Chords". On 4 January 2013, a video was shot for what would be the first single. On the same day Frank announced on Twitter that the single was the song "Recovery". On 9 January, Frank uploaded a photo to his Instagram page showing the names of all 13 songs that would feature on his new album. This included songs played during the UK and US tours of 2012 such as "Anymore", "Plain Sailing Weather", "We Shall Not Overcome" and "Tell Tale Signs". Frank also posted on his fan forum that an extended edition of his new album would be released that includes an extra 5 or 6 songs. On 19 February 2013, it was announced that Turner had signed a licensing deal with Interscope Records in the US for Tape Deck Heart. Following the release of the album Frank Turner embarked on a short U.K tour.
[this section requires expansion, to cover the period 2013 to 2018]
Discography:
2005 - Frank Turner's Demo
2007 - Campfire Punkrock
2007 - The Real Damage
2007 - Sleep Is For The Week
2008 - Love Ire & Song
2008 - The First Three Years
2009 - Poetry Of The Deed
2010 - Take to the Road: Live 2009
2010 - iTunes Festival: London 2010
2011 - 2011-11-17: Daytrotter Session, Big Orange Studios, Austin, TX, USA
2012 - The Second Three Years
2012 - Last Minutes and Lost Evenings
2013 - Tape Deck Heart
2014 - Polaroid Picture
2014 - The Third Three Years
2015 - Positive Songs for Negative People
2017 - Songbook
2018 - Be More Kind
2019 - No Man's Land
2020 - West Coast vs. Wessex
2020 - Buddies II: Still Buddies
The Next Round
Frank Turner Lyrics
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I drink cause I'm dry
I'm not yet quite thirty
But I feel like I'm dieing
I drink cause I want to
Cause I need to
Cause I don't what else to
I wont say it
You can see it, in my eyes
You drink cause your lonely
You drink cause your sad
You always claim every party
Is the best time you ever had
You drink cause your scared of life on
Living off your own company
You wont say it
But I can see it in your eyes
All of the things I could become
A lonely drunkard isn't one
Which I would've wished
When I was young
The drink has drunk my days away
I tried to live like Hemingway
But life just doesn't work that way
The pills don't kill the pain
They just delay
We drink cause we're scared that
If we should stop
The good will go away
That the bad times will not
What if its over and we're sober
And we feel like we're fixing to die
What now?, don't say it
Cause I can see it in your eye
The next rounds on me
The next rounds on me
The next rounds on me
The next rounds on me
The next rounds on me
The next rounds on me
The next rounds on me
The next rounds on me
The Next Round by Frank Turner is a song that explores the theme of drinking as a coping mechanism for emotional pain. The lyrics of the song take us through the reasons why the singer and the person he is talking to drink. The lyrics suggest that drinking is a way to escape loneliness, fear, and emotional pain. The response to these emotions is to drink and forget about the situation or feeling that is causing the discomfort.
In the song, the singer admits that he drinks because he wants to, because he needs to, and because he doesn’t know what else to do with his time. He acknowledges that he feels like he is dying, and the drinking is a way to numb the pain. The person the singer is talking to drinks because he is scared of living alone and because he is scared of what life would be like without alcohol. The song suggests that drinking is a way to mask our emotions and fears, but it is not a solution to our problems.
The chorus of the song, “The next round’s on me”, is a way to continue the cycle of drinking. It’s a way to continue the ritual of forgetting about our problems, but eventually, it catches up with us. The song reminds us that we need to face our emotions and fears instead of masking them with alcohol. The song is a lament for the life the singer and his friend could have had if they hadn’t let alcohol consume them.
Line by Line Meaning
I drink cause I'm thirsty
I have a physical need for liquids, so I consume alcohol.
I drink cause I'm dry
I feel dehydrated, so I turn to drinking to quench my thirst.
I'm not yet quite thirty / But I feel like I'm dying
Although I'm young, I already have a sense of impending doom and despair.
I drink cause I want to / Cause I need to / Cause I don't what else to / Do with my time
I drink because I have a desire for it, I feel a compulsion to do so, and I have nothing better to do with my time.
I wont say it / You can see it, in my eyes
Even though I won't verbalize my feelings, my eyes betray my innermost thoughts and emotions.
You drink cause your lonely / You drink cause your sad / You always claim every party / Is the best time you ever had / You drink cause your scared of life on / Living off your own company / You wont say it / But I can see it in your eyes
You drink because you're lonely, unhappy, and cling to the idea that every party you attend is the most enjoyable ever. You also imbibe due to fearing facing life alone, but regardless of how you feel, you keep your feelings to yourself.
All of the things I could become / A lonely drunkard isn't one / Which I would've wished / When I was young
Although I had unfulfilled dreams when I was younger, ending up isolated and addicted to alcohol wasn't one of them.
The drink has drunk my days away / I tried to live like Hemingway / But life just doesn't work that way / The pills don't kill the pain / They just delay
I've wasted many of my days consumed by alcohol. I attempted to emulate Hemingway's extravagant lifestyle, but I discovered that life doesn't work as planned. The pills I use to cope with emotional pain don't eradicate it, only postpone it.
We drink cause we're scared that / If we should stop / The good will go away / That the bad times will not / What if its over and we're sober / And we feel like we're fixing to die / What now?, don't say it / Cause I can see it in your eye
We are terrified that if we stop imbibing, all the good things in our lives will disappear, but the negative aspects will remain. If we stop and suddenly feel like life is unbearable, what do we do? Even though we may not voice it, our eyes betray our fears.
The next rounds on me
I'll pay for the next round of drinks.
The next rounds on me
I'm buying the next set of drinks.
The next rounds on me
Don't worry about the tab for the next round because I've got it covered.
The next rounds on me
Let me pick up the bill for the next drinks we order.
The next rounds on me
I'll take care of the cost for the following round of beverages.
The next rounds on me
The upcoming round of drinks has been taken care of by me.
The next rounds on me
The following drinks we order are my treat.
The next rounds on me
I will pay for the drinks we order next.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: FRANCIS EDWARD TURNER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
donttellthebrideband
Not really, yes he dabbled in drugs but that wasn't why he was homeless. He was shunned by his family for years for not using his degree from LSE and following his dream instead. He was bankrupt and pursued his dream. I admire what he did and he inspired me to take up guitar something that has changed my life. Claim luck all you want, but the impact he has on his fan's lives is considerable.
Poppy Davenport
This song gives me goosebumps everytime
Alexis Green
this song is actually pretty fucking amazing.
Berat Ertural
This song makes me want to walk senseless throug the streets.
Joshua James
What ever happened to not saying anything. Frank is an awesome singer songwriter. Stripped down and powerful. Damn near perfect. Haters gonna hate I guess. I love it.
aronmuffin
He's good, in the way that even I, who generally dont lsiten to anything slow, cant say theres a song of his that I dont like.
5ardino
he was hardcore, he is good
Jake Takahashi
I find it amusing that some people think that record labels only sign certain styles of music. Yes, epitaph started out as a punk label, but they are free to sign anyone they think would sell records. One example I love is Razor & Tie, who has bands like Hatebreed and Defiler under contract, and also puts out the Kidz Bop series.
donttellthebrideband
Lucky? About 1000 gigs slaving away and putting his all in isn't getting lucky. He deserved to get the Olympics Opening Ceremony and selling out Wembley Arena. It wasn't luck, it was a lot of blood, sweat and tears. You have no clue what you are talking about.
Emma Legere
Like the good kind?