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With each passing record, Frank Turner<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0becomes an increasingly polarising figure.\u00a0His rise hasn’t been without controversy; punk purists dismiss his transformation from pub singer-songwriter to full-band, arena conquerer, and his political views of being “classical liberal” have been questioned.<\/p>\n Musically, Turner<\/strong> has fine-tuned the trait of writing anthemic folk-punk songs. Last years “retrospective” stocking filler, ‘Songbook’<\/em><\/a>, highlighted his strengths and although these positives continue to shine in a live setting of every size, the quality of his output has diminished in recent years. 2015’s ‘Positive Songs for Negative’<\/em> had flashes of brilliance, its follow-up certifies a downward turn for Turner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Inspired by ‘Le\u00e7ons De T\u00e9n\u00e8bres’,<\/em> a Clive James poem, ‘Be More Kind’<\/em> firmly plants Turner<\/strong> in the\u00a0ground of middle-of-the-road singer-songwriter territory. While there are flourishes of variation, the end product is a mishmash of folk, indie, and rock with a hint of electronica. Straight away,\u00a0‘Don’t Worry’<\/em> provides a dainty slice of acoustic folk before cathartic organs and simple hand claps compliments Turner’s<\/strong> words of encouragement.<\/p>\n