The album's title is taken from William Shakespeare's play, The Life and Death of King John,[13][14] with Turner noting, "I knew that the album was, for the most part, about mortality, and about Englishness. Shakespeare seemed like a good place to go hunting for some pearls of wisdom, and with a little help from my friend Ben we came across this one, and it just seemed to fit the work really well."[15]
Amidst extensive touring in support of Poetry of the Deed, Turner and his then-untitled backing band recorded Rock & Roll, an EP consisting of tracks written at the same time as Poetry of the Deed alongside new material. Following its release, Turner and the band spent twenty days[15] in January 2011, recording their next studio album with producer Tristan Ivemy. Turner noted, "I guess we worked pretty fast by most measures, but it wasn’t ever rushed, it was a really comfortable recording experience actually. We did an awful lot of pre-production and demoing, so I felt very ready to make the album once the time finally rolled around."[15]
Writing and composition
Prior to the album's release, Turner noted that his growing commercial success had influenced his lyrical content, stating, "I could still write songs pretending to be the underdog kid, but it's just not really true anymore."[16] Turner also noted that one of the major themes of the album is that of "English national identity,"[16] stating, "it's something that I want to write songs about. I, quite self-consciously, want to make music that sounds English."[16]
Regarding the album's overall aesthetic, Turner notes, "it's not a radical departure, just maybe a little deeper ploughed into the same furrow,"[17] and stated, prior to its release, "I'm very pleased with it, I think I achieved what I set out to do, which was to make a record that falls equally between Love Ire & Song and Poetry of the Deed. The songs sound very strong to me."[18]
Turner commented on the atheist nature of closing track, "Glory Hallelujah", stating, "I have played many Christian songs on stage in my time, and have no issue with that; but one time I was singing “May the Circle Be Unbroken” onstage in Atlanta, with Chuck Ragan, and it occurred to me that it'd be nice if there was a concomitant atheist song, with the same feel, to put the other side of the argument."[17]
The Sleeping Souls
Following the completion of the album, Turner subsequently announced his backing band had named themselves The Sleeping Souls, after a lyric in the track, "I Am Disappeared". Regarding their contributions, Turner noted, "they arrange with me, and there’s a clear distinction. Basically I turn up with songs that are finished to the extent that they have verses, choruses, middle eights, chord progressions and vocals. I generally have some ideas about what I want people to do. People will suggest a guitar or piano line, but I retain power of veto. It’s a dictatorship, rather than a democracy. To be honest, without getting too precious about this, I pay them to be in my band. I don’t want to be in a band, if I did then I'd do that. This is my project."[19] Turner had previously stated, "I made [the album] with my band, but it feels like more of a solo record than Poetry of the Deed,"[20] and further elaborated, "Last time round, I think I was a little excited about having a stable band line-up to take into the studio; also, we worked out all the arrangements in about two weeks of intensive rehearsal. As a result the feel tended towards the rock end of the spectrum and it became a band record – which is fine, but it’s definitely in the side field of what I want to do. This time we were all on tour together pretty much the whole time when I was writing, which meant we had much longer to work on arrangements, plus I was more confident in not using people on some songs, as opposed to just throwing everything on all the time."[21]
Reception
England Keeps My Bones was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 77 based on 14 reviews.[2]
NME described the release as "a fearless venture for an artist with something interesting to say."[22]Paste placed it at number 50 on their "Top 50 Albums of 2011" list.[23]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Frank Turner, except where noted.
"I Still Believe" was released as the first single from the album (and the single from Rock & Roll EP) on 28 October 2010. This was followed by the song "Peggy Sang The Blues", Frank's tribute to his Grandma on 25 May 2011. It was then announced on 28 July 2011 that "If Ever I Stray" would be released as the album's third single. It was backed by b-side "Sailor's Boots" (previously known as "Rod Stewart") and released on 29 August 2011.
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December 26, 2022
england, keep, bones, fourth, studio, album, london, based, singer, songwriter, frank, turner, released, june, 2011, xtra, mile, united, kingdom, june, 2011, epitaph, records, worldwide, preceded, single, peggy, sang, blues, album, produced, mixed, tristan, iv. England Keep My Bones is the fourth studio album by London based singer songwriter Frank Turner released on 6 June 2011 on Xtra Mile in the United Kingdom and on 7 June 2011 on Epitaph Records worldwide Preceded by the single Peggy Sang the Blues the album was produced and mixed by Tristan Ivemy who had previously mixed Love Ire and Song Rock amp Roll and Campfire Punkrock England Keep My BonesStudio album by Frank TurnerReleased6 June 2011RecordedJanuary 2011StudioThe Church Studios 1 GenreFolk rock folk punkLength44 14LabelXtra Mile Recordings EpitaphProducerTristan IvemyFrank Turner chronologyRock amp Roll 2010 England Keep My Bones 2011 The Second Three Years 2011 Singles from England Keep My Bones I Still Believe Released 28 October 2010 Peggy Sang the Blues Released 25 April 2011 If Ever I Stray Released 29 August 2011 Wessex Boy Released 12 December 2011Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic77 100 2 Review scoresSourceRatingAbsolutePunk89 3 AllMusic 4 BBC Positive 5 BLARE Magazine 6 Clash5 10 7 NME8 10 8 Paste8 4 10 9 PopMatters7 10 10 Spin8 10 11 SputnikMusic4 5 5 12 The album s title is taken from William Shakespeare s play The Life and Death of King John 13 14 with Turner noting I knew that the album was for the most part about mortality and about Englishness Shakespeare seemed like a good place to go hunting for some pearls of wisdom and with a little help from my friend Ben we came across this one and it just seemed to fit the work really well 15 Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Writing and composition 3 The Sleeping Souls 4 Reception 5 Track listing 5 1 Editions 6 Singles 7 Chart performance 8 Certifications 9 Personnel 10 ReferencesBackground and recording EditAmidst extensive touring in support of Poetry of the Deed Turner and his then untitled backing band recorded Rock amp Roll an EP consisting of tracks written at the same time as Poetry of the Deed alongside new material Following its release Turner and the band spent twenty days 15 in January 2011 recording their next studio album with producer Tristan Ivemy Turner noted I guess we worked pretty fast by most measures but it wasn t ever rushed it was a really comfortable recording experience actually We did an awful lot of pre production and demoing so I felt very ready to make the album once the time finally rolled around 15 Writing and composition EditPrior to the album s release Turner noted that his growing commercial success had influenced his lyrical content stating I could still write songs pretending to be the underdog kid but it s just not really true anymore 16 Turner also noted that one of the major themes of the album is that of English national identity 16 stating it s something that I want to write songs about I quite self consciously want to make music that sounds English 16 Regarding the album s overall aesthetic Turner notes it s not a radical departure just maybe a little deeper ploughed into the same furrow 17 and stated prior to its release I m very pleased with it I think I achieved what I set out to do which was to make a record that falls equally between Love Ire amp Song and Poetry of the Deed The songs sound very strong to me 18 Turner commented on the atheist nature of closing track Glory Hallelujah stating I have played many Christian songs on stage in my time and have no issue with that but one time I was singing May the Circle Be Unbroken onstage in Atlanta with Chuck Ragan and it occurred to me that it d be nice if there was a concomitant atheist song with the same feel to put the other side of the argument 17 The Sleeping Souls EditFollowing the completion of the album Turner subsequently announced his backing band had named themselves The Sleeping Souls after a lyric in the track I Am Disappeared Regarding their contributions Turner noted they arrange with me and there s a clear distinction Basically I turn up with songs that are finished to the extent that they have verses choruses middle eights chord progressions and vocals I generally have some ideas about what I want people to do People will suggest a guitar or piano line but I retain power of veto It s a dictatorship rather than a democracy To be honest without getting too precious about this I pay them to be in my band I don t want to be in a band if I did then I d do that This is my project 19 Turner had previously stated I made the album with my band but it feels like more of a solo record than Poetry of the Deed 20 and further elaborated Last time round I think I was a little excited about having a stable band line up to take into the studio also we worked out all the arrangements in about two weeks of intensive rehearsal As a result the feel tended towards the rock end of the spectrum and it became a band record which is fine but it s definitely in the side field of what I want to do This time we were all on tour together pretty much the whole time when I was writing which meant we had much longer to work on arrangements plus I was more confident in not using people on some songs as opposed to just throwing everything on all the time 21 Reception EditEngland Keeps My Bones was met with generally favorable reviews from critics At Metacritic which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications this release received an average score of 77 based on 14 reviews 2 NME described the release as a fearless venture for an artist with something interesting to say 22 Paste placed it at number 50 on their Top 50 Albums of 2011 list 23 Track listing EditAll tracks are written by Frank Turner except where noted No TitleLength1 Eulogy 1 342 Peggy Sang the Blues 3 333 I Still Believe 3 474 Rivers 4 345 I Am Disappeared 4 476 English Curse 2 177 One Foot Before the Other 3 268 If Ever I Stray Frank Turner Nigel Powell 2 549 Wessex Boy Turner Powell 3 3410 Nights Become Days 4 2611 Redemption 4 4812 Glory Hallelujah 4 30Total length 44 14 Bonus tracksNo TitleLength13 Song for Eva Mae 3 4314 Wanderlust 3 1315 Balthazar Impresario 4 01 iTunes Bonus tracksNo TitleLength13 Song for Eva Mae 3 4314 Wanderlust 3 1315 Balthazar Impresario 4 0116 Peggy Sang The Blues Acoustic 3 2417 I Still Believe Acoustic 3 4118 I Am Disappeared Acoustic 4 21 Editions Edit Standard CD Deluxe CD which included a signed poster for the 1st 1000 copies 12 Vinyl available in green or black iTunes LPSingles Edit I Still Believe was released as the first single from the album and the single from Rock amp Roll EP on 28 October 2010 This was followed by the song Peggy Sang The Blues Frank s tribute to his Grandma on 25 May 2011 It was then announced on 28 July 2011 that If Ever I Stray would be released as the album s third single It was backed by b side Sailor s Boots previously known as Rod Stewart and released on 29 August 2011 Chart performance EditChart performance for England Keep My Bones Chart 2011 PeakpositionDutch Albums Album Top 100 24 94Dutch Alternative Albums MegaCharts 24 10Scottish Albums OCC 25 20UK Albums OCC 26 12UK Independent Albums OCC 27 5US Billboard 200 28 143US Folk Albums Billboard 29 8US Heatseekers Albums Billboard 30 4US Independent Albums Billboard 31 25US Top Rock Albums Billboard 32 49Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 33 Gold 100 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Personnel EditCredits adapted from Allmusic 34 Frank Turner amp The Sleeping Souls Frank Turner lead vocals acoustic guitar harmonica Ben Lloyd electric guitar mandolin vocals Tarrant Anderson bass guitar Matt Nasir piano organ keyboards string arrangements vocals Nigel Powell drums percussion mandolin vocalsAdditional musicians Chris T T additional vocals on Rivers Franz Nicolay additional vocals on Wessex Boy Accordion on Rivers Joanna Ashmore backing vocals Emily Barker choir and chorus vocals backing vocals Brad Barrett backing vocals Beans On Toast handclaps Paul Butler brass arrangements cornet trumpet Evan Cotter handclaps vocals backing vocals Neil Elliott brass arrangement Kyle Evans choir and chorus vocals Jonny Griffiths tenor saxophone Lauren Halsey handclaps vocals backing vocals Ed Harcourt handclaps vocals backing vocals Jenna Hone choir and chorus vocals Anna Jenkins fiddle backing vocals Adam Killip handclaps vocals backing vocals Jamie Lenman choir and chorus vocals Jo Silverston cello backing vocals John Warner tenor horn Ben Whyntie trombone Andy Yorke choir and chorus vocals Rob S lyrical assistance Additional personnel Tristan Ivemy production mixing Dean Simpson engineering Frank Arkwright mastering Tom Lacey artwork Jenny Hardcore band photographyReferences Edit ENGLAND KEEP MY BONES FRANK TURNER Epitaph Archived from the original on 25 October 2020 Retrieved 25 February 2021 a b England Keep My Bones by Frank Turner Metacritic Archived from the original on 23 July 2020 Retrieved 3 July 2021 Nassiff Thomas 23 May 2011 Frank Turner England Keep My Bones AbsolutePunk Archived from the original on 14 January 2021 Retrieved 3 July 2021 Jurek Thom 2 June 2011 England Keep My Bones Frank Turner Ann Arbor AllMusic Archived from the original on 31 August 2019 Retrieved 13 June 2011 Winwood Ian Frank Turner England Keep My Bones BBC Archived from the original on 16 March 2021 Retrieved 3 July 2021 Rankin Dan 3 July 2021 REVIEW Frank Turner England Keep My Bones BLARE Magazine Toronto Archived from the original on 10 October 2011 Retrieved 5 June 2011 Renshaw David 8 June 2011 Clash Magazine Review Clash Archived from the original on 14 January 2012 Retrieved 3 July 2021 Murray Kelly 1 June 2011 Album Review Frank Turner England Keep My Bones London NME Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 2 June 2011 Tedder Michael 6 June 2011 Paste Magazine Review Paste Archived from the original on 3 July 2021 Retrieved 3 July 2021 Johnson Andy 27 June 2011 PopMatters Review PopMatters Archived from the original on 3 July 2021 Retrieved 3 July 2021 Young Joe 7 June 2011 Spin Magazine Review Spin Archived from the original on 7 August 2020 Retrieved 3 July 2021 Thomas Adam 20 June 2011 Frank Turner England Keep My Bones United States Sputnik Music Archived from the original on 3 July 2021 Retrieved 20 June 2011 England Keep My Bones frank turner com Archived from the original on 27 February 2011 Retrieved 29 June 2012 King John Act IV Scene 3 Open Source Shakespeare Archived from the original on 20 May 2011 Retrieved 29 June 2012 a b c Interview Frank Turner Mind Equals Blown 3 March 2011 Archived from the original on 11 June 2011 Retrieved 15 February 2012 a b c Martin Josie 31 May 2011 Interview Frank Turner ForgeToday com Archived from the original on 20 March 2012 Retrieved 15 February 2012 a b Exclusive Frank Turner Interview Reading and Leeds Festivals Strictlyrandl com 12 May 2011 Archived from the original on 16 May 2011 Retrieved 15 February 2012 Frank Turner Interview Flares n Seagulls 3 November 2009 Archived 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