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Frank Turner signs to Epitaph
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 14 May 2009
Former frontman of punk band Million Dead turned solo folk singer Frank Turner has signed to Epitaph for all territories outside the UK and Ireland, where he will remain with Xtra Mile. Turner will release his third solo album, ‘Poetry Of The Deed’, in September on both labels, and Epitaph will re-release his last effort, ‘Love, Ire & Song’, in the US on 21 Jul, following a support tour with The Offspring.
Epitaph founder and Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz told CMU: “Frank Turner’s music is a revelation to me. I can’t stop listening to it. It’s a real privilege to get out there and help Xtra Mile spread the Frank Turner gospel”.
Meanwhile, Turner said via MySpace: “It’s been a little frustrating, the last year or two, trying to figure out the best way to get my stuff released properly in Europe and the USA. I never imagined that it’d be Epitaph who would be releasing stuff though, as I thought they were out of my league. Now I feel like a nerd who just laid the head cheerleader. Being on Epitaph is the fucking bomb. And to top it all, I’ve been asked out on tour with one of the bands who introduced a whole generation of kids, myself included, to the illicit joys of punk rock. I have, essentially, peed myself. It’s going to be a good year!”
