Artist: Frank Turner
Album: Polaroid Picture
Source: Spotify
Pre-listening Notes: So, I decided to finally give Frank Turner a shot, since he's been around for awhile now and a bunch of my friends seem to be pretty into him. I know that he came out of the hardcore punk scene, I know that he went the folk punk route that so many are doing these days, and I know that he's put out 5 full lengths already and has gotten huge, at least in Europe. This EP is a song off his new LP and 3, or 4, covers.
Initial Reaction: Alright, the song starts out showcasing his voice before kicking in. I kind of dig it, I think his voice reminds of Billy Bragg a little in spots. So, this isn't the straight up acoustic folky stuff that I was expecting. That song was pretty catchy.
Random Thoughts: The Modern Leper is apparently a cover of a Frightened Rabbit's song, a band I have never heard of. So this is more in line with what I was initially expecting, as it's acoustic, but it's still more of an upbeat sound than the bearded folk punk scene. Then a live version of a Weakerthan's cover of Plea From a Cat Named Virtute. His voice seems a little low pitched for this, but it's still a pretty good cover. I have no idea who Biffy Clyro is but this is just okay, the song is very minimal, sounds like just Frank and a guitar. I like the more full band stuff. Apparently this last song is a new song that isn't on his last LP. It was pretty good.
Final Reaction: I guess I can see why everyone seems to be into this guy. I enjoyed this, enough so that I will most likely go back and listen to the whole new album for a better reference point. I give him credit for covering The Weakerthans, too. Pretty okay stuff.
Final Grade: 7.0/10
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment