Arctic Wave “Free” Review: Family Funk, Faith, and Sweat Equity

18/02/2026

For anyone convinced the best things in life come cheap, Arctic Wave brought receipts – and a groove. Free comes in with boots on concrete, then taps you on the shoulder. Yeah, like a friend who tells the truth even when you roll your eyes.

The spark came from a sentence spoken across a kitchen table: Free things are the most expensive. C.L. Turner held onto it. Then he built a song around it. That line grows into a chorus you sing loud in your kitchen, even when the bills sit on the table staring at you. May your kitchen be yours only.

A Dancefloor Sermon

Free runs on funk-inflected rhythm and warm rock muscle, and it keeps the energy communal. Picture the room filling up, people clapping on the wrong beat, everyone laughing no matter what. Moreover, the hook lands with the strength of someone who paid for every inch of peace they own. And the chorus makes it clear: “Best things in life are free / Where do you get that fantasy? / Free things they cost the most / Father, Son and the Holy Ghost.” It feels like a cracked-glass toast at a table that’s survived a few storms.

Family Math, Measured in Effort

I always listen for the moment a song starts speaking. I lean in when the shine fades and the scar shows. In this one, Arctic Wave points the spotlight at husband, wife, and child. The bond, the grind, the showing up. Consequently, Free measures wealth through perseverance and faith, then lets humor keep the message human. You can dance to it, if you want. You can sing it in the kitchen, and you can feel the subtext: love costs time, patience, and the kind of stuff nobody posts online.

C.L. Turner’s Long Road to Gratitude

C.L. Turner writes from a life that took some serious swings: losses, broken chapters, custody pain. And the grief usually forces a person to build a new language. He started with Two Houses, inspired by his daughter’s drawing, and then he kept going. More than 150 songs later, he still treats music like a lifeline. Next, he teamed up with Grammy-winning producer Will Hensley and recorded multiple albums fast, with a top-tier band that locks tight and leaves dents. Outside the studio, Turner built Crescendo Capital and commits to service through work like CARES and the KN2 (Kids Need Two) Foundation.

Now close your eyes and think about the real deal. That’s what I did, and I got there: Free leaves you with a simple truth – family love pays out in meaning, and it charges up front. Stay close to Arctic Wave on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Spotify. The story keeps moving.