Frank Turner has announced the details of a new upcoming album called ‘Songbook’ which will see him rework some of his old songs.
I’m very excited to share with you the news of my forthcoming album ‘Songbook’. CD/Digital release 24th Nov, Vinyl/Boxset release 15th Dec pic.twitter.com/dYziwRe4KM
— Frank Turner (@frankturner) October 16, 2017
The best of album will include some of Turners older most popular songs, as well as a bonus disc of reworked versions of his songs. The album also includes a brand new song, ‘There She Is’ which premiered on Steve Lamacq’s Radio 6 show yesterday, October 16th and is now available to stream.
Speaking about his upcoming release on Facebook, Turner said “I’m very excited to share with you all the news of my forthcoming album ‘Songbook’. I wanted to release a document of what I’ve done so far, including my favourite recorded songs, 10 new alternative versions of older songs, and one new track. It’s a moment of reflection and celebration of my work as a songwriter to date.”
‘Songbook’ will be available as a CD/digital release on 24th November and the boxset/vinyl release date is 15th December. The full track listings for the upcoming album can be seen below.
CD ONE:
Four Simple Words
I Still Believe
The Next Storm
Recovery
The Road
Long Live The Queen
Glorious You
Plain Sailing Weather
I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous
Wessex Boy
The Opening Act Of Spring
Polaroid Picture
Mittens
If Ever I Stray
The Way I Tend To Be
The Ballad Of Me And My Friends
Photosynthesis
Get Better
There She Is
CD TWO:
Polaroid Picture (Songbook Version)
The Ballad Of Me And My Friends (Songbook Version)
Broken Piano (Songbook Version)
Josephine (Songbook Version)
Love 40 Down (Songbook Version)
The Way I Tend To Be (Songbook Version)
Glorious You (Songbook Version)
I Am Disappeared (Songbook Version)
Long Live The Queen (Songbook Version)
Photosynthesis (Songbook version)
Meanwhile, Turner recently responded to criticisms he was receiving for taking part in ‘Campfire Punkrock’ as prices ranged up to $1999 and included luxury elements such as gourmet dinners and open bars, leaving fans wondering what was ‘punk rock’ about it at all.
Turner responded to criticisms with “Like Peter Buck, Melissa Auf der Maur, Todd Rungren, Richard Thompson and many others before me, I’m doing a Music Masters camp next summer in upstate New York, in amongst the rest of my regular touring schedule,” Turner told NME. “It’s an all-inclusive package, four nights full bed and board in a resort, so it might not be for everyone, but it’s just one small event among everything else I’ll be doing next year – releasing a new record, with the usual run of tours, festivals and benefit shows that comes with that.
I work hard to make sure that what I do is accessible to everyone. If I don’t see people at the camp, there will be plenty of other shows where we can hang out.”
