The Optimist LP

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Allmusic [1]
NME(9/10) [2]
Pitchfork Media(7.7/10) [3]
Rolling Stone(???)[4]

The Optimist LP is the first full-length album release by Turin Brakes. Critically acclaimed by the UK music press,[citation needed] the album was released in 2001 and cemented the band's place in the UK "acoustic movement" (a term invented by the music press). "The Door" and "The Road" (previously released on The Door EP) were re-recorded for this album.

Championed by radio DJs such as Jo Whiley (BBC Radio 1), the band provided a respite from the pop groups that dominated radio airplay at the time.[citation needed]

The album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.[citation needed]

In late 2011, Turin Brakes embarked on a national tour performing the whole of the album in its entirety for its tenth anniversary.[citation needed]

Track listing

All Tracks Written by Turin Brakes

  1. "Feeling Oblivion" - 3:52
  2. "Underdog (Save Me)" - 3:35
  3. "Emergency 72" - 4:05
  4. "Future Boy" - 4:00
  5. "The Door" - 3:52
  6. "State of Things" - 3:33
  7. "By TV Light" - 4:53
  8. "Slack" - 3:16
  9. "Starship" - 2:50
  10. "The Road" - 5:33
  11. "Mind Over Money" - 4:53
  12. "The Optimist" - 7:43
  • The song "The Optimist" ends at 3:25. After 2 minutes of silence, at 5:25 begins the hidden song "Three Days Old".

Critical reception

Q listed The Optimist LP as one of the best 50 albums of 2001.[5]

References

  1. ^ Joseph, Mark. "Turin Brakes: The Optimist LP > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  2. ^ Ward, Christian. "Turin Brakes : The Optimist LP". NME. IPC Media. ISSN 0028-6362. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007.
  3. ^ Kilian, Dan (July 17, 2001). "Turin Brakes: The Optimist LP". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  4. ^ "Rolling Stone review".[dead link]
  5. ^ "The Best 50 Albums of 2001". Q. December 2001. pp. 60–65.
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