Undefeated (Frank Turner album)

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Undefeated
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Studio album by
Released3 May 2024 (2024-05-03)
Recorded2023
Studio
Length45:31
Label Xtra Mile
Producer Frank Turner
Frank Turner chronology
FTHC
(2022)
Undefeated
(2024)
Singles from Undefeated
  1. "No Thank You for the Music"
    Released: 28 December 2023
  2. "Do One"
    Released: 25 January 2024
  3. "Girl from the Record Shop"
    Released: 23 February 2024
  4. "Letters"
    Released: 27 March 2024

Undefeated is the tenth studio album by English singer-songwriter Frank Turner. It was released on 3 May 2024 through Xtra Mile Recordings.

Contents

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). [1] It is also the first album of his without a big label involved in over a decade. [2] 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". [3]

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. [4] Undefeated was inspired by long-time influences, including Black Flag, Counting Crows, Descendents, The Pogues, Elvis Costello, and Billy Bragg. [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Frank Turner; "Letters", "No Thank You for the Music", and "On My Way" written with Matt Nasir.

Undefeated track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Do One"2:21
2."Nevermind the Back Problems"1:27
3."Ceasefire"5:06
4."Girl from the Record Shop"1:46
5."Pandemic PTSD"3:14
6."Letters"3:13
7."East Finchley"4:32
8."No Thank You for the Music"3:49
9."The Leaders"1:27
10."International Hide and Seek Champions"2:25
11."Show People"3:43
12."On My Way"3:16
13."Somewhere Inbetween"4:47
14."Undefeated"4:25
Total length:45:31

Personnel

Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls

Additional musicians

Technical

Visuals

Charts

Chart performance for Undefeated
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [5] 68
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] 193
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] 6
Scottish Albums (OCC) [8] 3
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 3
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [10] 1

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