I’ve been a Frank Turner fan boy for many years now and even met him a few times, I was present at a very small acoustic show with only 8 people in the room, received free tickets to his show at Nottingham Arena and even played him at pool (I lost but that’s a different story). So due to this I will try my hardest to give a fair judgement of this new single ‘Get Better’. Just in case you don’t know who Frank Turner is, Frank Turner is an English folk/rock/Pop acoustic artist who performs with his band The Sleeping Souls.
As soon as the instruments kick in at the start of the track the rawness grabs you by the throat and the energy of the song rocks your soul to pieces. The beat is very hard and upbeat and the tempo keeps the energy of the songs flowing throughout. Now in my opinion Frank Turner is a lyrical genius and his lyrics and poetry will live forever in the hearts of everyone that listens to his work. This song does not change my opinion of that at all! The lyrics are great! Frank can really change your mood no matter how low you are feeling. With lyrics such as the main hook “We could get better because we’re not dead yet” and “May I always see the road rising up to meet me and my enemies defeated in a mirror behind” the message behind this song is no matter how bad things are and how low you feel things can always get better as it’s not the end of the world and you’re still alive. Also it could be interpreted as never settle for less always aim high and reach your goals no matter what gets in the way. Frank Turners band (The Sleeping Souls) always manage to bring Franks songs to life with beautiful instrumentation especially the great rock and roll piano and hard distorted electric guitars which have been implemented into this song perfectly.
Frank Turners new album should be out sometime this year and I can’t wait. If it’s anything like this song and his last 5 albums it will be well worth my money and yours!
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