Jon McClure Japanese, meaning "being kicked in the weak spot", which McClure believed related directly to the music. Judan Suki was an experiment by McClure who didn't have much confidence in his vocal ability at that point. During its short life Judan Suki had approximately 10 members, including Alex Turner and Matt Helders, who were also in the Arctic Monkeys. In 2003, the band downsized from eight members to five to become 1984. Judan Suki became well known within Sheffield and headlined venues such as the Boardwalk and The Foundry Sheffield at Sheffield university in 2002. The band were notable for their
Frank Turner combined package of "The First Three Years" and "Love Ire & Song", and supported The Gaslight Anthem on their tour of the UK and Europe, demoing several new songs and announcing his plans to record a new album in May. The album was produced by Alex Newport, as previously suggested in interview by Turner. His band at the time still consisted of Ben Lloyd, Tarrant Anderson and Nigel Powell from Dive Dive, with keyboardist Matt Nasir having been added on the "Love, Ire and Song" tour. Prior to recording "Poetry of the Deed", Turner stated that: Turner was announced as