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2018 studio anthology by Frank Turner

Be More Kind
Studio album past Frank Turner
Released	iv May 2018
Recorded	2017
Studio	Niles Metropolis Sound Studios, Fort Worth, Texas East West Studios, Los Angeles Livingston Studios, London
Genre	Indie stone indie folk
Length	48:27
Label	Xtra Mile Polydor
Producer	Austin Jenkins Joshua Blocks Charlie Hugall Chris Vivion
Frank Turner chronology
Positive Songs for Negative People (2015) Be More Kind (2018) No Man's Land (2019)
Singles from Be More than Kind
"1933" Released: 28 Jan 2018 "Be More Kind" Released: 23 February 2018 "Blackout" Released: sixteen March 2018 "Make America Cracking Again" Released: 9 April 2018 "Petty Changes" Released: 30 April 2018

Be More than Kind is the 7th studio album by English vocalizer-songwriter Frank Turner,^[1] released on iv May 2018 by Xtra Mile Recordings.^[two] This is the final album to characteristic Nigel Powell on drums.

Groundwork [edit]

Frank Turner released his sixth studio album Positive Songs for Negative People on vii Baronial 2015, via Xtra Mile Recordings.^[iii] Later that year, on 20 November 2015, Turner released a vinyl box set titled The Beginning Ten Years, containing three previously-released compilation albums – The Get-go Three Years, The 2d 3 Years, and The Third Three Years – too as a new compilation titled Ten for 10.^[four] To promote both releases, Turner embarked on an all-encompassing European and North American bout, with support from Northcote and various other artists.^[5]

In a December 2016 interview with Upset Mag, Turner revealed that he argued with his record label during the cosmos of Positive Songs For Negative People, assertive that he was "in a position where my artistic integrity was on the line".^[6] He also told the magazine that he believed the anthology was "elimination out i item creative cupboard", and that he was "in the middle of trying to decide precisely which direction I desire to caput in next".^[6] On 22 January 2017, Turner released a alive recording of "The Sand in the Gears", originally performed during his US tour.^[7] Later that year, on 24 Nov, Turner released Songbook, a compilation anthology featuring his personal favorite tracks, alternative recordings of previous releases, and one new song. He also announced that his next studio anthology would be released in 2018.^[8]

Composition [edit]

Its title is based on a line from a Clive James verse form offset published in the 3 June 2013 event of The New Yorker in which he describes his ain bloodshed chosen "Leçons des Ténèbres". The line which inspired the title reads: "I should accept been more kind. It is my fate. To discover this out, only find it out too belatedly."

The anthology has been described as "a record that combines universal anthems with raw emotion and the political and the personal, with the intricate folk and punk roar trademarks of Turner's sound imbued with new, bold experimental shades."^[9]

It was produced by Austin Jenkins and Joshua Cake, formerly of psychedelic-rock Texans White Denim, and Florence and the Machine and Halsey collaborator Charlie Hugall.

The artwork for the album, including 1 illustration for each song, was done past Ben Rix. Rix besides invited people to submit their own artwork to add to the process online.^[10]

Release and promotion [edit]

Singles and music videos [edit]

Frank Turner announced the details of his then-upcoming anthology, including the title, track listing, and release date, on 29 January 2018.^[11] As part of the album declaration, the offset single from Be More than Kind, "1933", was made available for streaming the aforementioned day.^[12] Nearly 1 calendar month later, on 23 February 2018, Turner released the second unmarried from the anthology, the title track "Be More than Kind".^[thirteen] Turner released the 3rd single, "Blackout", on 16 March 2018.^[14] The accompanying music video, released the same day, was filmed on the George Lucas stage at Elstree Studios, the same studio used for filming Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark.^[15]

On nine April 2018, Turner released a music video for the fourth single on Be More Kind, "Make America Neat Once again". In the video, Turner travels around Austin, Texas, asking residents what, in their stance, is the greatest thing nearly the United States.^[xvi] The last single to be unveiled before the album's release was "Lilliputian Changes", which was serviced to radio stations on 30 April 2018.^[17] The music video for "Footling Changes" was released on 4 May, the aforementioned day every bit Be More Kind. It depicted Turner attempting to trip the light fantastic alongside two other men.^[18]

Tour and live performances [edit]

As function of the 29 January album annunciation, Turner besides unveiled the details of the "Be More Kind World Bout", which ran from May to Oct 2018 in N America. Turner was accompanied past his backing band, the Sleeping Souls, and was supported on the tour by Lucero, The Menzingers, and The Homeless Gospel Choir.^[11] On 23 April, he added vii tour dates in the United Kingdom, performed in Jan and February 2019. Equally part of the bout announcement, Turner also appear an exclusive tour edition of Be More Kind, featuring culling embrace art and a fold-out tour poster.^[19]

Music videos [edit]

• "1933"^[twenty]
• "Be More than Kind"^[21]
• "Blackout"^[22]
• "Make America Great Again"^[23]
• "Picayune Changes"^[24]

Critical reception [edit]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.6/x[25]
Metacritic	81/100[26]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[27]
Clash	6/10[28]
Drowned in Audio	8/10[29]
The Contained	[30]
musicOMH	[31]
NME	[32]
PopMatters	8/10[33]
Punknews.org	[34]
Under the Radar	[35]

Be More Kind was met with mostly positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Exist More than Kind has an average score of 81 based on eleven reviews.^[26] The review aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave the album seven.6 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.^[25]

Rail listing [edit]

All tracks are written past Frank Turner, except 1, 3, 7, 10 past Frank Turner & Iain Archer.

No.	Championship	Length
1.	"Don't Worry"	3:xiii
2.	"1933"	3:07
3.	"Piddling Changes"	3:26
four.	"Be More than Kind"	four:06
5.	"Make America Great Again"	three:28
6.	"Going Nowhere"	iii:59
7.	"Brave Face up"	3:36
eight.	"At that place She Is"	iii:48
9.	"21st Century Survival Blues"	3:58
10.	"Blackout"	3:56
xi.	"Common Basis"	iv:14
12.	"The Lifeboat"	4:10
13.	"Go It Right"	3:26
Total length:		48:27

Personnel [edit]

Credits adjusted from the Be More than Kind liner notes.

Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls Frank Turner – atomic number 82 vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar Ben Lloyd – electric guitar, mandolin, backing vocals Tarrant Anderson – bass guitar, upright bass, backing vocals Matt Nasir – piano, keyboards, organ, synthesizer, string arrangements, backing vocals Nigel Powell – drums, percussion, programming, bankroll vocals Boosted musicians Njia Martin – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, vii) Brandon Mills – backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 7) Bonnie Bishop – bankroll vocals (tracks 1, 3, vii) Abraham Ademola – bankroll vocals (tracks 1, three, 7) Philippa Ashdown – bankroll vocals (track 11) Austin Jenkins – backing vocals (track thirteen) Veronica Gan – violin (tracks 4, 8, 12) Anna Jenkins – violin (tracks 1, iii) Buffi Jacobs – cello (tracks iv, eight, 12) Jo Silverston – cello (tracks 1, 3) Russell Echols – trumpet (runway 3) Clay Pritchard – saxophone (track three) Justin Barbee – trumpet (track 12) Beak Churchville – trumpet (track 8) John Mason – French horn (track 8) Fred Greene – tuba (track 8) Chris Tedesco – conductor

Production Austin Jenkins – production, musical organisation Joshua Block – production, technology Chris Vivion – production, engineering Charlie Hugall – mixing, production Matt Lawrence – mixing Brendon Dekora – engineering Frank Arkwright – mastering Ben Rix – art and design Production and engineering by Niles City Audio

Charts [edit]

References [edit]

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