One of the hardest touring people in music, Frank Turner, is set to release his seventh studio album this May in the middle of his upcoming tour.
Set for release on May 4th via Xtra Mile Recordings/Polydor Records, his 13 track album Be More Kind is, as one would guess, about having empathy for those around you.
Turner said: “You should at least be able to inhabit the mental universe of the people you disagree with. If you can’t do that, then how do you communicate with people other than through force of arms, which is something we all agree is a bad idea.”
‘1933’, not the album’s first single but instead a purposefully leaked song, was written in response to an article referring to the alt-right movement as punk rock. He said: “That filled me with a mixture of incredulity and anger. “The idea that Breitbart or Steve Bannon think they have anything to do with punk rock makes me extremely angry.”
The album brings with it a tour throughout April and May; tickets go on sale at 10am on February 2nd.
The tour will see Turner visit the following venues:
APRIL 2018
Manchester Academy – 13th
Belfast The Limelight – 18th
Aberdeen The Garage – 20th
Edinburgh Liquid Room – 21st
Newcastle O2 Academy – 22nd
Sheffield O2 Academy – 24th
Liverpool O2 Academy – 25th
Bristol O2 Academy – 27th
Exeter Uni Great Hall – 28th
Cambridge Corn Exchange – 30th
MAY 2018
Southampton O2 Guildhall – 1st
Southend Cliffs Pavilion – 2nd
Leicester O2 Academy – 4th
Oxford O2 Academy – 5th
Hull City Hall – 8th
Norwich UEA – 9th
The album is available for pre-order here. Listen to the first single ‘1933’ below:
