Undefeated is the tenth studio album by English singer-songwriter Frank Turner. It was released on 3 May 2024 through Xtra Mile Recordings.
Background Turner wrote, recorded and produced Undefeated in his home studio on Mersea Island, backed by his long-time band The Sleeping Souls: Ben Lloyd (guitar), Tarrant Anderson (bass), Callum Green (drums) and Matt Nasir (piano). It is also the first album of his without a big label involved in over a decade. The artist refers to the album as his "first back home with a global independent label setup" and celebrates the freedom of working as an "independent artist".
In a statement, Turner explained that there are "no clichés" about the album, which might be "liberating" to him but at the same time feels like having a "duty to justify writing and releasing" a tenth album. Undefeated was inspired by long-time influences, including Black Flag, Counting Crows, Descendents, The Pogues, Elvis Costello, and Billy Bragg.
Track listing
Personnel Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls Frank Turner – vocals, guitars, production, arrangement Ben Lloyd – guitar, harmonica, vocals, arrangement Tarrant Anderson – bass, vocals Matt Nasir – piano, keyboards, mandolin, string and horn arrangements, vocals, arrangement Callum Green – drums, percussion, vocals, arrangement
Additional musicians Pete Fraser – saxophone Sam Ewens – flugelhorn, French horn, trumpet George Shilling – cello Anna Jenkins – violin, viola Dougie Murphy – backing vocals Tre Stead – backing vocals Cahir O'Doherty – backing vocals Conor Mullan – backing vocals Johnny Stephenson – backing vocals Kris Lundberg – backing vocals Steve Brown – backing vocals
Technical Frank Arkwright – mastering Tristan Ivemy – mixing Samhain Carter-Brazier – mixing Cecil Bartlett – engineering Sam Duckworth – piano engineering Jay Malhotra – piano engineering Nicolas Müller – backing vocal engineering
Visuals Dougie Murphy – cover photo Phil D'Auria – tintype photos Craigy Lee – tattoo artist OneThirtyEight Ltd. – layout
Charts + Chart performance for Undefeated Chart (2024) Peakposition
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