FTHC

FTHC (initialism for Frank Turner Hardcore) is the ninth studio album by English singer-songwriter Frank Turner, released on 11 February 2022. Background and production After tour plans for the rest of 2020 were cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdown measures, Turner engaged in a weekly series of acoustic livestreams from his home which he called "Independent Venue Love", the goal of which was to raise money for grassroots venues that were struggling due to the lack of patronage caused by the pandemic and lockdown. During these streams, he began performing new material alongside his previously released back catalogue. Among these was "The Gathering", a track about longing for the return of live music that would later go on to be released as the album's lead single in May 2021. Turner continued to debut new material during the livestreams and as UK restrictions began to relax in the summer of 2020, he entered the Abbey Recording Studio in Oxford and began recording FTHC with Rich Costey, who handled production and mixing duties remotely. Drummer Nigel Powell's departure from Turner's backing band The Sleeping Souls in October 2020 lead to him utilising gue…

When was FTHC released?

FTHC was released in 2022 on Xtra Mile Recordings.

How many tracks are on FTHC?

FTHC has 20 tracks, with a runtime of 6 minutes.

What genre is FTHC?

FTHC is catalogued under Folk.