Unpainted Sounds

Welcome to My New Music Blog. Basically I have a lot off spare time on my hands these days, so I plan to keep this blog running weekly, highlighting new things in my musical interest. Sometimes I may mention local bands, and sometimes more well known bands.

The point behind the title is simple. I don't really fit any Genre of Music Fan. I Like everything from Acoustic Folk up to the Realms of Heavy Metal, so hopefully this will be quite a varied blog.

Anyway I guess I should make a start. I know the artist I’m about to mention is already starting to emerge, and is even getting Radio play on mainstream stations and shows, but I am a huge fan.

Frank Turner was born in Muharraq, Bahrain, in late 1981. After becoming a fan of a personal favourite band of myself, Iron Maiden, at age twelve he began to play guitar. His former outfit was a Punk band called Million Dead. In his own words,

“In the aftermath of years of touring in a hardcore band, ears still ringing, I decided that I wanted to try my hand at the lighter end of my music taste for a while, and follow up my love of all things folk / acoustic / country. And maybe along the way show that it is possible to write simple acoustic music without sounding like James Blunt, and whilst retaining some passion, anger, and a sense of humour.”

His First EP came out in 2006. It was called Campfire Punk rock, and it contained 2 of my favourite Tunes from his Catalogue; Thatcher Fucked the Kids, a Punk style rant about the wonderful effect that Maggie Thatcher has had on modern society, and the next being I really Don’t Care What You Did on Your Gap Year.

January 2007 brought along the Debut Album Sleep is for the Week, bringing along another favourite track of mine, Once We Were Anarchists; A tune about jaded Protest.

Another EP was released quickly after, called The Real Damage, and followed on the 31^st of March 2008 by the current album Love Ire & Song, the latter of which makes up the bulk of my current Frank Turner itunes playlist.

http://www.frank-turner.com
http://www.myspace.com/frankturner