Positive Songs for Negative People is the sixth studio album by English singer/songwriterFrank Turner. It was released on 7 August 2015 by Xtra Mile Recordings.[1] The album garnered a positive reception but critics said it was derivative of Turner's previous works. Positive Songs for Negative People debuted at number 2 in the UK and number 69 on the Billboard 200 and spawned only one single: "The Next Storm". To promote the record, Turner toured across North America, Europe and Australia.
On 15 June 2015, Turner announced a few UK tour dates on November to promote the upcoming album, beginning with Llandudno's Venue Cymru arena and finishing at London's Alexandra Palace.[2] On 19 August, he added some in-store performances during his US tour on September and October, starting in Boston's Newbury Comics and ending at Houston's Cactus Music.[3] On 10 November, Turner went on an extensive worldwide tour to promote the record along with his first box set The First Ten Years, beginning with Falmouth, Cornwall's Princess Pavilion and ending on Miami's Salty Dog Cruise.[4]
Positive Songs for Negative People received favourable reviews but music critics were divided over Turner's vocal delivery and lyricism. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69, based on 20 reviews.[5]
Mark Beaumont of NME praised the sentiments spread throughout the record and the variety of emotions the songs bring out.[13] Eric Swedlund of The A.V. Club found the album better than Tape Deck Heart, praising the upbeat demeanor that goes along with Turner's songwriting, saying that "[T]he result pushes Turner and his band back into more energetic territory after the careful, pristine sound of his previous effort."[6] Thom Jurek of AllMusic praised the record's eclectic musicianship combined with uplifting and introspective lyrics, calling it "an invigorating, infectious set that reaffirms Turner's faith in music's power to motivate and heal."[8]
Alexis Petridis of The Guardian found some of the material weary with its earnestness and rousing bombast, but said that they were outweighed with more melancholic tracks like "Silent Key" and "Song for Josh", concluding that, "For all its flaws, Positive Songs for Negative People feels like the work of someone who knows exactly what he’s doing."[12] Ryan Reed of Paste noted that the songs throughout were marred by a mixture of embarrassing lyrics with soaring choruses, concluding that "Turner leaves behind considerable wreckage with Positive Songs—in ways both cathartic and clumsy. And as usual, he goes down swinging."[14]
Stuart Knapman of DIY found the album's various themes lacking in terms of insight and character that worked well in previous efforts, saying that "'Positive Songs…' simply fails to live up to the high standards Turner has previously set."[10] Benjamin Bland of Drowned in Sound criticised the record for being a re-hash of previous material that replaces the charm and witty lyricism with off-putting delivery and generic lyrics that are "almost self-parody level at times." Bland said that, "This is Turner’s most staid and uninvolving work to date, suggesting that some of the filler that clogged up 2013's decent enough Tape Deck Heart was a sign of things to come."[11]
Commercial performanceedit
The album debuted at number 2 in the UK behind Dr. Dre's Compton during the week of 14 August 2015.[16] On the Billboard 200, it debuted and peaked at number 69 the week of 29 August 2015, before leaving the chart completely.[17] It additionally charted within the top 40 of several additional territories, surpassing what Tape Deck Heart achieved previously. The record debuted at number 7 in Germany before dropping to number 34 the next week and leaving the chart.[18] It debuted at numbers 11 and 21 in Switzerland and Austria respectively (whereas his previous album charted at numbers 79 and 34 respectively).[18]
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by Frank Turner, except where noted
Standard edition
No.
Title
Length
1.
"The Angel Islington"
2:26
2.
"Get Better"
2:46
3.
"The Next Storm"
3:34
4.
"The Opening Act of Spring" (Frank Turner, Matt Nasir)
3:00
5.
"Glorious You"
3:15
6.
"Mittens"
4:30
7.
"Out of Breath"
2:06
8.
"Demons"
4:05
9.
"Josephine"
3:22
10.
"Love Forty Down"
2:30
11.
"Silent Key"
4:40
12.
"Song for Josh"
3:28
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Get Better" (acoustic version)
2:50
2.
"The Next Storm" (acoustic version)
3:34
3.
"The Opening Act of Spring" (acoustic version)
3:20
4.
"Glorious You" (acoustic version)
3:51
5.
"Mittens" (acoustic version)
4:18
6.
"Out of Breath" (acoustic version)
2:00
7.
"Demons" (acoustic version)
4:26
8.
"Josephine" (acoustic version)
3:29
9.
"Love Forty Down" (acoustic version)
2:35
10.
"Silent Key" (acoustic version)
4:26
iTunes pre-order bonus track
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Old Flames"
3:39
Personneledit
Adapted credits from the liner notes of Positive Songs for Negative People.[19]
Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls
Frank Turner – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Referencesedit
^"'Positive Songs for Negative People'". 15 June 2015.
^"New UK Tour Dates". www.frank-turner.com. 15 June 2015. from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
^"US in-store shows". www.frank-turner.com. 19 August 2015. from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
^Hudson, Alex (10 November 2015). "Frank Turner Maps Out Canadian Winter Tour". Exclaim!. Ian Danzig. from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
^ abSwedlund, Eric (7 August 2015). "Frank Turner pushes for boisterous and uplifting on his 6th album". The A.V. Club. The Onion. from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^Manning, Craig (17 August 2015). "Frank Turner - Positive Songs for Negative People". AbsolutePunk. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
^ abJurek, Thom. "Positive Songs for Negative People - Frank Turner". AllMusic. from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
^Brennan, Colin (5 August 2015). "Frank Turner – Positive Songs for Negative People". Consequence of Sound. from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
^ abKnapman, Stuart (31 July 2015). "Frank Turner - Positive Songs For Negative People album review". DIY. from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
^ abBland, Benjamin (4 August 2015). "Album Review: Frank Turner - Positive Songs for Negative People". Drowned in Sound. from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
^ abPetridis, Alexis (6 August 2015). "Frank Turner: Positive Songs for Negative People review – sincere but undemanding singalong rock". The Guardian. London. from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
^ abBeaumont, Mark (20 July 2015). . NME. IPC Media. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
^ abReed, Ryan (4 August 2015). "Frank Turner: Positive Songs for Negative People Review". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^Dolan, Jon (7 August 2015). "Frank Turner - Positive Songs for Negative People". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^Sexton, Paul (14 August 2015). "Dr. Dre Gains an Instant U.K. No. 1 With 'Compton'". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
^"Billboard 200: August 9, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
^ ab"Positive Songs For Negative People by Frank Turner". aCharts.co. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
^Positive Songs for Negative People (booklet). Frank Turner. Xtra Mile. 2015. 4741661.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Ryan, Gavin (15 August 2015). "ARIA Albums: Dr Dre Compton Debuts At Number One in Australia". Noise11. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
^"Austriancharts.at – Frank Turner – Positive Songs for Negative People" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
^"Ultratop.be – Frank Turner – Positive Songs for Negative People" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
^"Dutchcharts.nl – Frank Turner – Positive Songs for Negative People" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
^"Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
^"Frank Turner Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
^"British album certifications – Frank Turner – Positive Songs For Negative People". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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Positive Songs for Negative People is the sixth studio album by English singer songwriter Frank Turner It was released on 7 August 2015 by Xtra Mile Recordings 1 The album garnered a positive reception but critics said it was derivative of Turner s previous works Positive Songs for Negative People debuted at number 2 in the UK and number 69 on the Billboard 200 and spawned only one single The Next Storm To promote the record Turner toured across North America Europe and Australia Positive Songs for Negative PeopleStudio album by Frank TurnerReleased7 August 2015RecordedDecember 2014StudioTraxidermy Studios Nashville GenreFolk punk folk rockLength39 45LabelXtra MileProducerButch WalkerFrank Turner chronologyThe Third Three Years 2014 Positive Songs for Negative People 2015 Be More Kind 2018 Singles from Positive Songs for Negative People The Next Storm Released 25 July 2015 Contents 1 Promotion 2 Critical reception 3 Commercial performance 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Charts 7 Certifications 8 ReferencesPromotion editOn 15 June 2015 Turner announced a few UK tour dates on November to promote the upcoming album beginning with Llandudno s Venue Cymru arena and finishing at London s Alexandra Palace 2 On 19 August he added some in store performances during his US tour on September and October starting in Boston s Newbury Comics and ending at Houston s Cactus Music 3 On 10 November Turner went on an extensive worldwide tour to promote the record along with his first box set The First Ten Years beginning with Falmouth Cornwall s Princess Pavilion and ending on Miami s Salty Dog Cruise 4 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic69 100 5 Review scoresSourceRatingThe A V ClubB 6 AbsolutePunk 85 7 AllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Consequence of SoundB 9 DIY nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 Drowned in Sound3 10 11 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 NME8 10 13 Paste6 8 10 14 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 Positive Songs for Negative People received favourable reviews but music critics were divided over Turner s vocal delivery and lyricism At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album received an average score of 69 based on 20 reviews 5 Mark Beaumont of NME praised the sentiments spread throughout the record and the variety of emotions the songs bring out 13 Eric Swedlund of The A V Club found the album better than Tape Deck Heart praising the upbeat demeanor that goes along with Turner s songwriting saying that T he result pushes Turner and his band back into more energetic territory after the careful pristine sound of his previous effort 6 Thom Jurek of AllMusic praised the record s eclectic musicianship combined with uplifting and introspective lyrics calling it an invigorating infectious set that reaffirms Turner s faith in music s power to motivate and heal 8 Alexis Petridis of The Guardian found some of the material weary with its earnestness and rousing bombast but said that they were outweighed with more melancholic tracks like Silent Key and Song for Josh concluding that For all its flaws Positive Songs for Negative People feels like the work of someone who knows exactly what he s doing 12 Ryan Reed of Paste noted that the songs throughout were marred by a mixture of embarrassing lyrics with soaring choruses concluding that Turner leaves behind considerable wreckage with Positive Songs in ways both cathartic and clumsy And as usual he goes down swinging 14 Stuart Knapman of DIY found the album s various themes lacking in terms of insight and character that worked well in previous efforts saying that Positive Songs simply fails to live up to the high standards Turner has previously set 10 Benjamin Bland of Drowned in Sound criticised the record for being a re hash of previous material that replaces the charm and witty lyricism with off putting delivery and generic lyrics that are almost self parody level at times Bland said that This is Turner s most staid and uninvolving work to date suggesting that some of the filler that clogged up 2013 s decent enough Tape Deck Heart was a sign of things to come 11 Commercial performance editThe album debuted at number 2 in the UK behind Dr Dre s Compton during the week of 14 August 2015 16 On the Billboard 200 it debuted and peaked at number 69 the week of 29 August 2015 before leaving the chart completely 17 It additionally charted within the top 40 of several additional territories surpassing what Tape Deck Heart achieved previously The record debuted at number 7 in Germany before dropping to number 34 the next week and leaving the chart 18 It debuted at numbers 11 and 21 in Switzerland and Austria respectively whereas his previous album charted at numbers 79 and 34 respectively 18 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Frank Turner except where notedStandard editionNo TitleLength1 The Angel Islington 2 262 Get Better 2 463 The Next Storm 3 344 The Opening Act of Spring Frank Turner Matt Nasir 3 005 Glorious You 3 156 Mittens 4 307 Out of Breath 2 068 Demons 4 059 Josephine 3 2210 Love Forty Down 2 3011 Silent Key 4 4012 Song for Josh 3 28 Deluxe edition bonus tracksNo TitleLength1 Get Better acoustic version 2 502 The Next Storm acoustic version 3 343 The Opening Act of Spring acoustic version 3 204 Glorious You acoustic version 3 515 Mittens acoustic version 4 186 Out of Breath acoustic version 2 007 Demons acoustic version 4 268 Josephine acoustic version 3 299 Love Forty Down acoustic version 2 3510 Silent Key acoustic version 4 26 iTunes pre order bonus trackNo TitleLength1 Old Flames 3 39Personnel editAdapted credits from the liner notes of Positive Songs for Negative People 19 Frank Turner amp the Sleeping Souls Frank Turner lead vocals acoustic guitar electric guitar Ben Lloyd electric guitar backing vocals Tarrant Anderson bass guitar backing vocals Matt Nasir piano organ synthesizer mandolin mandola acoustic guitar backing vocals Nigel Powell drums and percussion backing vocalsAdditional musicians Jeff Kievit trumpet 6 David Peel horn 6 Mike Davis trombone 6 Andy Snitzer tenor sax 6 Cahir O Doherty scream 7 Esme Patterson vocals 11 Todd Stopera backing vocals Butch Walker backing vocals Lindi Ortega backing vocals Jaclyn Monroe backing vocals Kat Jones backing vocals Billy the Kid backing vocals Recording personnel Butch Walker producer Todd Stopera engineer Chris Clark additional engineering 11 Graham Kay additional engineering 12 Ben Lloyd additional engineering 12 Claudius Mittendorfer mixing Frank Arkwright masteringArtwork Go de Jong art direction and design Nicole Kibert live photo Jamie James Medina studio photographyCharts editChart 2015 Peak positionAustralian Albums ARIA 20 55Austrian Albums O3 Austria 21 21Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 22 114Dutch Albums Album Top 100 23 28German Albums Offizielle Top 100 24 7Irish Albums IRMA 25 35Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 26 11UK Albums OCC 27 2US Billboard 200 28 69Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 29 Silver 60 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone References edit Positive Songs for Negative People 15 June 2015 New UK Tour Dates www frank turner com 15 June 2015 Archived from the original on 24 April 2016 Retrieved 9 July 2018 US in store shows www frank turner com 19 August 2015 Archived from the original on 9 February 2016 Retrieved 9 July 2018 Hudson Alex 10 November 2015 Frank Turner Maps Out Canadian Winter Tour Exclaim Ian Danzig Archived from the original on 1 January 2021 Retrieved 9 July 2018 a b Reviews for Positive Songs for Negative People by Frank Turner Metacritic CBS Interactive Archived from the original on 1 January 2021 Retrieved 5 October 2015 a b Swedlund Eric 7 August 2015 Frank Turner pushes for boisterous and uplifting on his 6th album The A V Club The Onion Archived from the original on 1 January 2021 Retrieved 1 January 2021 Manning Craig 17 August 2015 Frank Turner Positive Songs for Negative People AbsolutePunk Archived from the original on 7 March 2016 Retrieved 5 October 2015 a b Jurek Thom Positive Songs for Negative People Frank Turner AllMusic Archived from the original on 6 April 2019 Retrieved 5 October 2015 Brennan Colin 5 August 2015 Frank Turner Positive Songs for Negative People Consequence of Sound Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 5 October 2015 a b Knapman Stuart 31 July 2015 Frank Turner Positive Songs For Negative People album review DIY Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 6 October 2015 a b Bland Benjamin 4 August 2015 Album Review Frank Turner Positive Songs for Negative People Drowned in Sound Archived from the original on 4 March 2020 Retrieved 5 October 2015 a b Petridis Alexis 6 August 2015 Frank Turner Positive Songs for Negative People review sincere but undemanding singalong rock The Guardian London Archived from the original on 29 March 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