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Frank Turner
- Record Label: Interscope
- Release Date: Aug 7, 2015
- Summary: The sixth full-length release for the British folk-punk artist was produced by Butch Walker.
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- Record Label: Interscope
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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The Next Storm | |
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We had a difficult winter We had rough few months When the storms came in off the coast It felt like they broke everything on us at once It's easy... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 20
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Mixed: 7 out of 20
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Negative: 1 out of 20
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Alternative PressAug 3, 2015Re-examining a broken heart is tough business, but Turner and producer Butch Walker do the work on this dozen-song effort. [Sep 2015, p.97]
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Aug 7, 2015Playing live together save vocals and minor overdubs. The result pushes Turner and his band back into more energetic territory after the careful, pristine sound of his previous effort.
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Aug 11, 2015Expectations may not exactly be lived up to the way you had hoped. You just may, however, find that your expectations were wrong in the first place. That’s right, Positive Songs for Negative People is more than worth your time.
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Aug 11, 2015Positive Songs for Negative People lives up to its name and is an enjoyably straight forward record. Unfortunately, the album’s biggest strength also holds it back from ranking among his finest, as the overarching optimism makes the record feel slightly thin and superficial compared to his previous offerings.
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Aug 10, 2015On record that passion turns out to be a double-edged sword: his emotive delivery gives spirit to his quieter material, but when he’s at his most strident, on his more anthemic numbers, it can start to feel as if he’s using his voice to beat the listener into submission, as with Get Better here.
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MojoJul 30, 2015What Turner lacks in lyrical bravura he makes up with arena sized melodic hooks. [Sep 2015, p.95]
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Aug 4, 2015At his best Turner can be immensely charming and gloriously witty. Sadly, these facts only makes the dreary, alarmingly soulless retreads that populate most of Positive Songs for Negative People all the more depressing.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 4
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Mixed: 2 out of 4
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Negative: 0 out of 4
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