On May 4, 2018, “Xtra Mile Recordings” label released “Be More Kind”, the seventh Frank Turner studio album. It was recorded in 2017, at “Niles City Sound Studios” in Fort Worth, Texas, “East West Studios” in Los Angeles, “Livingston Studios” in London, and was produced by Austin Jenkins, Joshua Blocks, Charlie Hugall and Chris Vivion.
Personnel:
- Frank Turner– lead vocals, acoustic and 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, backing vocals
- Clay Pritchard – saxophone
- Justin Barbee – trumpet
- Russell Echols – trumpet
- Bill Churchville – trumpet
- John Mason – french horn
- Fred Greene – tuba
- Veronica Gan – violin
- Anna Jenkins – violin
- Buffi Jacobs – cello
- Jo Silverston – cello
- Njia Martin – backing vocals
- Brandon Mills – backing vocals
- Bonnie Bishop – backing vocals
- Abraham Ademola – backing vocals
- Philippa Ashdown – backing vocals
- Austin Jenkins – backing vocals
- Chris Tedesco – conductor
- Austin Jenkins – arrangements
- Joshua Block – engineer
- Chris Vivion – engineer
- Brendon Dekora – engineer
- Charlie Hugall – mixing
- Matt Lawrence – mixing
- Frank Arkwright – mastering
- Ben Rix – artwork, design
Track listing:
All tracks by Frank Turner, except where noted.
- Don’t Worry
- 1933
- Little Changes
- Be More Kind
- Make America Great Again
- Going Nowhere
- Brave Face
- There She Is
- 21st Century Survival Blues
- Breakout
- Common Ground
- The Lifeboat
- Get it Right
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