This is a love song where Frank Turner replaces misery with defiance. He told the story behind the track to NME: "In thrift shops you can buy used postcards, which are a fascinating snapshot of someone's life," said Turner. "There's this beautiful self-contained short story. I got really into them when I was sort of seeing someone but it didn't really work out; I sent her a postcard and she didn't write back, which I thought was poor form."
The song includes a first for Turner: a horn section. "Everybody thought I was mental when I suggested horns," he told Q magazine. "But I pushed it through and they sound f--king great. I always wanted my own E Street Band!"
Frank Turner (from The Sun): "'Mittens' is about realizing you're worth more then you're currently being valued at."
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