Stand up Sons of Liberty

Review by: Trevor Turner

Before Osheaga I made a point of listening to some of the under card acts that I had never heard of in hopes of being blown away by something new. So I loaded up the Ipod and got on the bike and as I peddled around town there was one voice that kept coming up in the shuffle... that voice was Frank Turner.

Forgetting, for a second, my natural affinity to the surname, I needed to know for sure if it was merely an anomaly or a true hidden gem. So I shut off the shuffle and waded through his back catalog only to find myself floored by not only his vocal style but his song writing, his story telling, his politics, his band, and his uncanny ability to totally captivate an audience.

Splitting from his post-hardcore band "Million Dead" in 2005 this 29 year old troubadour opted to go solo. After three studio albums and an equal number of EPs, Frank soon found his unique blend of folk/punk was winning over people everywhere, his name mentioned in the same breath as the great Billy Bragg, and as Frank's star grew he began selling out big venues across Europe and he started becoming a mainstay at festivals all over the world.

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