Turin Brakes
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Turin Brakes are a modern folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 duo
Duet (music)
A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...

, comprising Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian, hailing from Balham
Balham, London
Balham is a neighbourhood of south London, England, and is part of the London Borough of Wandsworth and the London Borough of Lambeth.-History:...

, London
London
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. They had a UK top 5 hit with their song "Painkiller (Summer Rain)".

1999–2003

The band was started by longtime friends Knights and Paridjanian. The two met at a young age and spent much of their childhood together. Although they split after Knights went to film school and Paridjian attempted to form a band in Toronto, Canada, they soon reunited and collaborated on what would later become their first EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

, The Door, which was eventually released through Anvil Records in 1999 as a limited vinyl release. This led to the band attracting the attention of larger record labels. Source Records would eventually release two more EPs, The State of Things EP and Fight or Flight, prompting NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...

to proclaim "Turin Brakes inhabit a space which is entirely their own, fully-formed and brutally emotive... give them the devotion they deserve."

Source reissued the song "The Door" before releasing their first album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

, The Optimist LP, in 2001. The album, which was released in the United States by Astralwerks
Astralwerks
Astralwerks is a New York-based record label that releases primarily electronic music. It is owned by Virgin Records/EMI and distributed by Caroline Distribution in the United States....

, was greeted with critical praise, spawned two modestly successful UK singles, "Underdog (Save Me)" and "Emergency 72", and received a nomination for the Mercury Music Prize. A planned tour of the United States opening for the Stereophonics
Stereophonics
The Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band now living in turners x that formed in 1992 in the village of Cwmaman in Cynon Valley, Wales. The band currently comprises lead vocalist and guitarist Kelly Jones, bassist and backing vocalist Richard Jones, drummer Javier Weyler, guitarist and backing...

 and Matthew Jay
Matthew Jay
Matthew Jay was an English singer-songwriter, who was often likened to artists such as Nick Drake, Badly Drawn Boy, and Jeff Buckley.The son of two folk musicians,...

, was canceled due to the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Their second album, Ether Song, was a departure from the acoustic sound that had brought them success with their first album. Recorded in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, it was popular enough to reach number 4 in the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

 upon its release in 2003. The album produced several UK hit singles, including "Long Distance" and "Pain Killer", their first (and so far, only) Top 5 single in the UK, peaking at #5. The album also created some tension between the band and their label, as the album was re-released four times during its lifespan, and received various bonus discs between regions and versions. The band was on record as being unhappy with the way the record company was treating them and the fans regarding the release.

2004–2007

Following the success and stress of Ether Song, the band took a short break, but not before releasing the non-album single "5 Mile (These Are the Days)" (which resulted in another re-release of "Ether Song") and releasing a DJ mix album
DJ mix
A DJ mix or DJ mixset is a sequence of musical tracks typically mixed together to appear as one continuous track. When a DJ mix or DJ mixset is recorded onto some medium, it is often referred to as a mix tape...

 for Azuli Records
Azuli Records
Azuli Records is an independent record label, focusing mainly on house music and other forms of electronic dance music. The label was founded by DJ Dave Piccioni in London, UK in 1991 and went into liquidation in April 2009. It's assets were sold to Phoenix Music International Ltd...

' Late Night Tales
Late Night Tales
Late Night Tales and its predecessor Another Late Night are the names of two related series of artist curated compilation albums released on Late Night Tales independent record label...

series. The mix album
Late Night Tales: Turin Brakes
Late Night Tales: Turin Brakes is a DJ mix album, mixed by Turin Brakes. It is the 11th in Late Night Tales' Late Night Tales / Another Late Night series. Turin Brakes were approached to release a compilation in 2003. Since the release Turin Brakes have done several DJ sets in the London area...

 (2004) was a collection of some of their favorite songs, and also contained The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...

 song "Moonlight Mile" as a cover. The band have done some DJ sets in the London area over the years.

Their third album, Jackinabox, was released to critical acclaim much like their prior efforts when it was released in early June 2005. Preceded by the single "Fishing for a Dream," which did not do as well as the band hoped (charting at 35), perhaps because of the similarity to Ben Folds Five's "Battle of Who Could Care Less". Despite the lack of airplay or a hit single JackInABox still sold quite well, entering the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart in its first week. The album was supported by the group's first full-band tour of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, as well as the single "Over and Over," which was serviced to U.S. radio.

Following the success of Jackinabox and its subsequent tour, a download-only album, Live at the Palladium, recorded in London was released in November 2005. Released one day after the concert took place in London, it was available on the band's website. Later it also got a release on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....

 and did well in the download charts. In the October / November 2005 tour, the band also sold the Red Moon EP. This acoustic EP featured a new (acoustic) version of "Red Moon", two new songs and the Red Hot Chili Peppers-cover "Breaking The Girl" (recorded at KCRW).

The band spent the first half of 2006 writing new songs, occasionally performing both new and old work at small gigs across the UK. The band did an intimate tour in November 2006 to try out new material. In January 2007 the band entered a recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...

 in London to record their fourth album with producer Ethan Johns
Ethan Johns
Ethan Johns is a record producer, engineer, mixer, musician, and songwriter who has worked with such artists such as Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, Ray LaMontagne, Kevin Prosch, Rufus Wainwright, Howard Eliott Payne, Emmylou Harris, Crowded House, Laura Marling, Luthea Salom, and Crosby, Stills and...

. After three weeks the band took a break (on 29 January Paridjanian's wife gave birth to a daughter), but the sessions were resumed several weeks later in a bigger studio (also in London). On the last day of March 2007 the band announced that they had finished the recording sessions, and recorded 17 songs.

The new album, Dark on Fire
Dark on Fire
Dark On Fire is the fourth studio album by the British band Turin Brakes. 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...

, was released in the UK in September 2007, preceded by a download-only single. "Stalker". On 14 January 2008 another download-only single was released: "Something In My Eye". The b-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...

 was a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 of Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens
Yusuf Islam , commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist, and prominent convert to Islam....

' "Here Comes My Baby".

2008–present

In spring 2008, the band were special guests on the Hotel Cafe Tour
Hotel Cafe Tour
The Hotel Cafe Tour is the brainchild of Cary Brothers , a North American singer-songwriter,who has been a regular performer at the Hotel Café venue in Hollywood.Having played in the Hotel Cafe for many years, and enjoyed its...

 hosted by Tom McRae
Tom McRae
Tom McRae is an English singer-songwriter.-Career:The son of two Church of England vicars, McRae sang in the church choir and as a teen experimented with his mother's guitar...

. Also, the band did an acoustic tour in Germany. During the Summer of 2008 the band played various summer festivals. As of November 2008, the band are back in the studio recording new material. Also, the band have been working with and writing for Take That
Take That
Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...

, resulting in the bonus-track "Here" on 2008's The Circus
The Circus (Take That album)
The Circus is the fifth studio album from the British pop band Take That. The album was released on 1 December 2008.- Album information :...

. They also worked with Pete Lawrie, Andy Steele, Dido
Dido (singer)
Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong , known as Dido, is an English singer-songwriter.Dido shot to worldwide success with her debut album, No Angel...

 and Lisa Mitchell
Lisa Mitchell
Lisa Helen Mitchell is an Australian singer-songwriter who grew up in Albury, New South Wales. Her debut EP, Said One To The Other topped iTunes in Australia and this success brought her to the attention of boutique London-based publisher, Little Victories , a subsidiary of Sony/ATV, with whom she...

.

In March 2009, the band announced they would make their live return later in the year with two acoustic shows at Folk in the Barn in Canterbury
Canterbury
Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....

 in May. In June 2009, it was announced that the band would be releasing a Best Of album, to mark the 10th anniversary of their debut single "The Door", along with a festival slot at Latitude
Latitude Festival
The Latitude Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk, England. It was first held in July 2006....

 in late-July and a headline performance at London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane is a West End theatre in Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster, a borough of London. The building faces Catherine Street and backs onto Drury Lane. The building standing today is the most recent in a line of four theatres at the same location dating back to 1663,...

 the following September. This album, Bottled At Source - The Best Of The Source Years, was also their last album for the Source record label.

During the performance at Theatre Royal on September the 13th, the band played brand new songs off the untitled forthcoming album which they hinted at coming out in February 2010.

The new album Outbursts
Outbursts (Turin Brakes album)
Outbursts is a studio album by Turin Brakes, the first to appear on their new label, Cooking Vinyl. It was released on March 1, 2010. The first single is "Sea Change".-Track listing:-Personnel:* Rob Allum - drums* Eddy Myer - double bass...

was eventually released on March 1, 2010 on their new label, Cooking Vinyl
Cooking Vinyl
Cooking Vinyl is a UK-based independent record company, founded in 1986. Its original orientation was toward contemporary folk music—notably Billy Bragg, and Michelle Shocked's Texas Campfire Tapes, recorded on a Sony Walkman, one of its first releases...

. Its release was followed by a European tour and a US and Canada tour. The download single released from this album was Sea Change. Throughout the Summer of 2010 the band plays several festivals in the United Kingdom and Italy, including Glastonbury 2010 and Summer Sundae.

Sound

Turin Brakes have often been compared to many of the new acoustic movement bands spawned in the late 1990s such as Elbow
Elbow (band)
Elbow are an English rock band. They have played together since 1990 and recorded five studio albums, the most recent of which is Build a Rocket Boys!, released in March 2011...

, Starsailor
Starsailor (band)
Starsailor is an English post-britpop band, formed in Leigh, Warrington and Greater Manchester. By 2009, they had four charting albums and ten Top 40 singles in the UK since 2001.-Early history:...

, and the Norwegian band Kings of Convenience
Kings of Convenience
Kings of Convenience are an indie folk-pop duo from Bergen, Norway. Consisting of Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe, the musical group is known for their delicate tunes, calming voices, and intricate and subtle guitar melodies...

, whose 2001 album entitled Quiet Is the New Loud
Quiet Is the New Loud
-Track listing:# "Winning a Battle, Losing the War"# "Toxic Girl"# "Singing Softly to Me"# "I Don't Know What I Can Save You From"# "Failure"# "The Weight of My Words"# "The Girl From Back Then"# "Leaning Against the Wall"# "Little Kids"...

is a helpful indicator of the band's first album. Each record, Turin Brakes try to change their sound. While the first album features a lot of acoustic guitar, Ether Song featured more electric guitar and was, in total, a lot darker. The third album Jackinabox can be seen as a combination of the first two albums, with some funk influences.. While Dark on Fire featured a bigger sound produced by Ethan Johns
Ethan Johns
Ethan Johns is a record producer, engineer, mixer, musician, and songwriter who has worked with such artists such as Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, Ray LaMontagne, Kevin Prosch, Rufus Wainwright, Howard Eliott Payne, Emmylou Harris, Crowded House, Laura Marling, Luthea Salom, and Crosby, Stills and...

, 2010s Outbursts can be seen as a return to the sound of The Optimist LP. Turin Brakes usually perform live as a 5-piece to achieve a full band sound. Since 2000, the duo are joined on stage (and often also in studio) by Rob Allum (drums), Phil Marten (keyboards) and Eddie Myer (bass).

Albums

  • 2001 - 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"...

    - Source/Astralwerks
    Astralwerks
    Astralwerks is a New York-based record label that releases primarily electronic music. It is owned by Virgin Records/EMI and distributed by Caroline Distribution in the United States....

     CD/LP
  • 2003 - Ether Song
    Ether Song
    The album also occasionally came with bonus discs, depending on the region and version. The album was later released with the single "5 Mile " as a bonus CD, but initial pressings with bonus discs came with the following tracklist:...

    - Source/Astralwerks CD/LP
  • 2005 - JackInABox
    Jackinabox
    Jackinabox is the third studio album by the British band Turin Brakes. Recorded in their own recording studio in Brixton during 2004, the album includes the singles "Fishing For a Dream" and "Over and Over". It is the follow-up to Ether Song. The album reached no...

    - Source/Astralwerks CD/LP
  • 2005 - Live at the Palladium - Source/Astralwerks (Digital download)
  • 2007 - Dark on Fire
    Dark on Fire
    Dark On Fire is the fourth studio album by the British band Turin Brakes. 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...

    - Source/Astralwerks CD
  • 2010 - Outbursts
    Outbursts (Turin Brakes album)
    Outbursts is a studio album by Turin Brakes, the first to appear on their new label, Cooking Vinyl. It was released on March 1, 2010. The first single is "Sea Change".-Track listing:-Personnel:* Rob Allum - drums* Eddy Myer - double bass...

    - Cooking Vinyl CD

Compilation albums

  • 2009 - Bottled At Source - The Best Of The Source Years - Source/Astralwerks CD

EPs

  • 1999 - The Door EP - Anvil 7"/CD
  • 2000 - The State of Things EP - Source 7"/CD
  • 2000 - Fight or Flight
    Fight or Flight (album)
    Fight or Flight is the third EP by British rock band Turin Brakes. The EP was released by Source Records in 2000 on CD and 7" vinyl. Interestingly, debut album The Optimist LP was already almost finished, but the record label decided the band should gain more exposure, and therefore this EP was...

    - Source 7"/CD
  • 2005 - NapsterLive
    NapsterLive
    NapsterLive, or The Napster Sessions, is a live EP by British band Turin Brakes. Released as a companion to their album Jackinabox, it was a digital download available from the Napster online music service, as well as many other download stores...

    - Napster
    Napster
    Napster is an online music store and a Best Buy company. It was originally founded as a pioneering peer-to-peer file sharing Internet service that emphasized sharing audio files that were typically digitally encoded music as MP3 format files...

     (Digital download)
  • 2005 - The Red Moon EP
    The Red Moon EP
    The Red Moon EP is an EP by the British band Turin Brakes. While released on Source Records, it was only available on their 2005 United Kingdom tour, although it was released digitally after the tour. The EP was inspired by the acoustic sound used during the radio sessions the band performed...

    - Source 7"/CD
  • 2007 - Something Out Of Nothing EP - Source CD
  • 2010 - Everybody Knows Everyday's A Black Wicked Game - The Complete ATOMIC CD (covers ep)
  • 2011 - Xerox
    Xerox
    Xerox Corporation is an American multinational document management corporation that produced and sells a range of color and black-and-white printers, multifunction systems, photo copiers, digital production printing presses, and related consulting services and supplies...

    - The Complete ATOMIC CD (covers ep with 1 new original track)

Singles

Year Song Label Format Album UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

2001 "The Door" Source 12"/7"/CD 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"...

67
"Underdog (save me)" 7"/CD 39
"Mind Over Money" 31
"Emergency 72" 41
2002 "Long Distance" Ether Song
Ether Song
The album also occasionally came with bonus discs, depending on the region and version. The album was later released with the single "5 Mile " as a bonus CD, but initial pressings with bonus discs came with the following tracklist:...

22
2003 "Pain Killer" 5
"Average Man" 7"/CD/DVD 35
"5 Mile (These Are the Days)
5 Mile (These Are the Days)
"5 Mile " is a non-album single by British rock band Turin Brakes. The single was also released as a bonus disc in the rerelease of their album Ether Song, despite the band being unhappy about this .-Track listing:...

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7"/CD 31
2005 "Fishing for a Dream" Jackinabox
Jackinabox
Jackinabox is the third studio album by the British band Turin Brakes. Recorded in their own recording studio in Brixton during 2004, the album includes the singles "Fishing For a Dream" and "Over and Over". It is the follow-up to Ether Song. The album reached no...

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"Over and Over" Jackinabox
Jackinabox
Jackinabox is the third studio album by the British band Turin Brakes. Recorded in their own recording studio in Brixton during 2004, the album includes the singles "Fishing For a Dream" and "Over and Over". It is the follow-up to Ether Song. The album reached no...

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2007 "Stalker" Download Dark On Fire
Dark on Fire
Dark On Fire is the fourth studio album by the British band Turin Brakes. 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...

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2008 "Something In My Eye" N/A
2010 "Sea Change" Cooking Vinyl Download Outbursts
Outbursts (Turin Brakes album)
Outbursts is a studio album by Turin Brakes, the first to appear on their new label, Cooking Vinyl. It was released on March 1, 2010. The first single is "Sea Change".-Track listing:-Personnel:* Rob Allum - drums* Eddy Myer - double bass...

N/A

Compilations

Turin Brakes tracks have appeared on the following compilation CDs:
Year Compilation Track
2001 The Album Vol. 1 "The Door"
The Album Vol. 2 "Emergency 72"
Reloaded Vol. 3 "Underdog (Save Me)"
2002 Acoustic Vol. 1
The Album Vol. 4
Acoustic Vol. 2 "Emergency 72"
2003 Love Music Hate Racism "Angel of the Morning"
2004 The Best Bands 2004 "Painkiller"
Music From the OC: Mix 1 "Rain City"
The Best Bands in the World...Ever "Long Distance"
2005 The Album: Music From EMI "Painkiller"
The Album Vol. 6 "Fishing For a Dream"
Acoustic Vol. 5 "Future Boy"
NME Presents The Essential Bands "Fishing For a Dream"
Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...

's Chillout Sessions 5
"Feeling Oblivion"
2006 The Last Kiss
The Last Kiss
The Last Kiss is a 2006 American romantic comedy-drama film which is based on the 2001 Italian film L'ultimo bacio, directed by Gabriele Muccino. The plot revolves around a young couple and their friends struggling with adulthood and issues of relationships and commitment.The film stars Zach Braff,...

Soundtrack
"Painkiller"
The Acoustic Album
The Acoustic Album (compilation)
The Acoustic Album is a 2-disc compilation album released by EMI/Virgin Records in July 2006 to showcase songs heard on Virgin Radio.-Track listing:Disc 1:#Jack Johnson - "Breakdown"#Corinne Bailey Rae - "Put Your Records On"...

2007 The Songs
The Saturday Sessions: The Dermot O'Leary Show
The Saturday Sessions: The Dermot O'Leary Show
The Saturday Sessions: The Dermot O'Leary Show is a 2-disc compilation album of BBC Radio 2 popular music recordings, released in the United Kingdom in July 2007...

"Breaking the Girl
Breaking the Girl
"Breaking the Girl" is a song by the American funk rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers that was released in 1992 as the fourth single from their studio album Blood Sugar Sex Magik. It is a melodic ballad that refers to a turbulent relationship between frontman Anthony Kiedis and his former girlfriend,...

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