Dark On Fire is the fourth studio album by the British

Great Britain

Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

 band Turin Brakes

Turin Brakes

Turin Brakes are a modern folk duo, comprising Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian, hailing from Balham, London. They had a UK top 5 hit with their song "Painkiller ".-1999–2003:...

. The band spent 2006 writing and recording demo songs. These songs were tested live on a UK tour in November 2006. After this, Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian teamed up with their live band and producer Ethan Johns to put the album together. The album was recorded in two different studios in London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

 in early 2007. The band took a break from recording sessions late January because Gale's wife was expecting a baby, but in March 2007 the band finished the recording sessions.

The album was released on September 17, 2007 and entered the UK chart at #36. Special edition copies come with the 5-track bonus EP "Something Out Of Nothing."

The album was released to mostly generally favorable reviews although some reviewers found the new highly produced full-band sound to be disappointing. Others hailed the album as a return to the quality of 2001's The Optimist LP

The Optimist LP

The Optimist LP is the first full-length album release by Turin Brakes. Critically acclaimed by the UK music press, the album was released in 2001 and cemented the band's place in the UK "acoustic movement"...

. Though the album sounds more glossy than previous efforts, it is in fact a mostly live recorded effort. This is significantly different from the previous albums. The band credit Ethan Johns with the idea for this approach. Playing the songs live to an audience helped shaping the songs as well.

Track listing

Singles

• Stalker (September 10, 2007) (digital download and music video only)
• Something In My Eye (January 13th 2008) (digital download and music video only)

Personnel

• Rob Allum – Drums, Vocals (bckgr)
• Phil Marten - Keys
• Rachel Bolt – Viola
• Hamish Brown – Photography
• Alex Cowper – Design
• Paul Wesley Griggs – Photography
• Ethan Johns – Drums, Producer, Engineer, String Arrangements, Mixing
• Paul Kegg – Cello
• Olly Knights – Guitar, Vocals, String Arrangements, Photography
• Peter Lale – Viola
• Perry Mason – Violin
• Eddie Myer – Bass, Photography
• Gale Paridjanian – Guitar, Ukulele, Vocals (bckgr), Mellotron, String Arrangements, Photography
• Fergus Peterkin – Assistant Engineer
• Anthony Pleeth – Cello
• Turin Brakes – Performer
• Tim Young – Mastering
• Warren Zielinski – Violin