◇ image via WikipediaFrank Turner
Frank Turner is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Tony Sly, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Song to Woody and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Those roots explain a lot about how Frank Turner arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Brian Fallon, Jamie T, Billy Bragg, The Enemy and Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Butch Walker, July Talk and AJJ, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Frank Turner, reaching back through Tony Sly and forward to Butch Walker. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Francis Edward Turner is an English punk and folk singer-songwriter. He began his career as the vocalist of post-hardcore band Million Dead, then embarked upon a primarily acoustic-based solo career following the band's split in 2005. In the studio and during live performances, Turner is accompanied by his backing band, The Sleeping Souls, consisting of Ben Lloyd, Tarrant Anderson (bass), Matt Nasir and Callum Green (drums).
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Frank Turner connections
Frank Turner grew out of Tony Sly, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Song to Woody, shares an orbit with Brian Fallon, Jamie T, Billy Bragg and The Enemy, went on to shape Butch Walker, July Talk and AJJ. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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