Turin Brakes
Background information
Origin	Balham, London, UK
Genre(s)	folk pop
Years active	1999 - present
Label(s)	Source
Website	Official site
Members
Olly Knights Gale Paridjanian (aka, Magpie)

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History

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, 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 to proclaim "Turin Brakes inhabit a space which is entirely their own, fully-formed and brutally emotive... give them the devotion they deserve." Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... 1. ... For other uses, see NME (disambiguation). ...

Source reissued the song "The Door" before releasing their first album, The Optimist LP, in 2001. The album, which was released in the United States by Astralwerks, was greeted with critical praise, spawned the hit singles "Underdog (Save Me)" and "Emergency 72," and received a nomination for the Mercury Music Prize. A planned tour of the United States following this success, opening for the Stereophonics and Matthew Jay, was eventually scuttled by the September 11 terrorist attacks. Astralwerks is an New York based record label which releases primarily electronic music. ... The Mercury Music Prize, now officially known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize, is a music award given annually for the best British or Irish album of the previous 12 months. ... Stereophonics are a rock band from Wales with members Kelly Jones, Richard Jones (no relation to Kelly) and Javier Weyler. ... Matthew Jay was a singer and songwriter from the UK (1979-2003). ... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ...

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, California, it was popular enough to reach number 4 in the United Kingdom album charts upon its release in 2003. The album produced several hit singles, including "Long Distance" and "Pain Killer." 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. Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ...

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 for Azuli Records' Late Night Tales series. The mix album (2004) was a collection of some of their favorite songs, and also contained the Rolling Stones song "Moonlight Mile" as a cover. The band have done some DJ sets in the London area over the years. A DJ mix or DJ set is a sequence of musical tracks typically mixed together to appear as one continuous track. ... Azuli Records is a record label. ... Late Night Tales and its predecessor Another Late Night are the names of two related series of DJ mix albums released on Azuli Records independent record label. ... This article is about the rock band. ...

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 didn't do as well as the band hoped (charting at 35). Despite the lack of airplay or a hit single JackInABox still sold quite well, entering the UK top 10 album charts in its first week. The album was supported by the group's first full-band tour of the United States, 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 of 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 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). This article is about the iTunes application. ...

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 small studio in London to record their 4th album with producer Ethan Johns. After three weeks the band took a break (on January 29th Gale'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. Son of legendary producer, Glyn Johns (Rolling Stones, Eagles) Ethan Johns is also a music producer who has worked with such artists such as Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, Ray LaMontagneas well as Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt and others. ...

The new album, called Dark on Fire was released in September 2007, preceded by a download-only single Stalker. Dark On Fire is the fourth studio album by the British band Turin Brakes. ...

Sound

Turin Brakes have often been compared to many of the New Acoustic Movement's bands spawned in the late 90's such as Elbow, Starsailor, and the Norwegian band Kings of Convenience, whose 2001 album entitled Quiet Is the New Loud 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, with some funk influences. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Starsailor are an English rock band from Chorley. ... Kings of Convenience are an indie folk-pop duo from Bergen, Norway. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Quiet Is the New Loud is the debut album from Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience. ... Ether Song is the second album to be released by the band Turin Brakes, on March 3, 2003. ...

The pair feature heavily on the Red Hot Chilli Peppers 6th studio album 'Californication' which they co produced with Butch Harmon.^{[citation needed]}

Trivia

• The pair were part of the chorus on the Band Aid 20 single.

• Their music has been featured numerous times on teen dramas such as Hollyoaks in the UK, The O.C. and Smallville.

• The duo have been touring with the same backing band ever since the release of their debut album, consisting of High Llamas drummer Rob Allum, 'Little' Phil Marten and Eddy Myers.

• American singer Jason Mraz played a cover version of their song Future Boy live at Schuba's Tavern, Chicago on January 15, 2003.

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Discography

Albums

• The Optimist LP (2001) Source/Astralwerks CD/LP
• Ether Song (2003) Source/Astralwerks CD/LP
• JackInABox (2005) Source/Astralwerks CD/LP
• Live at the Palladium (2005) Source/Astralwerks (Digital download)
• Dark On Fire (2007) Source/Astralwerks CD

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Mix albums

• Late Night Tales: Turin Brakes (2004) Source/Azuli Records CD/LP

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EPs

• The Door (1999) Anvil Records 7"/CD
• The State of Things EP (2000) Source 7"/CD
• Fight or Flight (2000) Source 7"/CD
• NapsterLive (2005) Napster (Digital download)
• The Red Moon EP (2005) Source 7"/CD
• Something Out Of Nothing EP (2007) Source CD

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Singles

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Compilations

Turin Brakes tracks have appeared on the following compilation CDs:

External links

• Official website
• Ether Site - Extensive Fansite
• Turin Brakes le fanclub - French Fansite