In November Turin Brakes will be performing their Mercury music nominated, platinum selling debut album “The Optimist”. Turin Brakes’ Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian start the tour on Nov 7th at The Cambridge Junction, play London’s Koko on 11th and finish in Sheffield on 24th.
In 2001 Turnin Brakes shimmering acoustic guitars, vocal harmonies as soft and refreshing as a gentle summer breeze – were captured perfectly on their 2001 debut album, The Optimist, featuring songs such as Underdog (Save Me) and Emergency 72.
‘We have never duplicated the sound of that first record,’ says Gale. ‘It’s an iconic album. We’ve since made records that have been just as good, but that one captured some sort of zeitgeist. On the surface it was melancholy, but underneath it was hopeful. That’s why we called it The Optimist.’
The NME called The Optimist “one of those albums” writing “here’s music for the twilight hours – feverish, contemplative, nostalgic. It resonates with the force of a thousand passionate post-club conversations in darkened, smoke-filled rooms, of intense, doomed liaisons, of youthful arrogance undercut by fear and failure.” 9 out of 10
The Optimist November Tour dates and ticket details are
Nov
Mon 7th Cambridge Junction
Tue 8th Oxford Academy 2
Wed 9th Bournemouth Fire Station
Fri 11th London Koko
Sat 12th Bristol Thekia
Sun 13th Norwich Waterfront
Wed 16th Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Thur 17th Northumbria University
Fri 18th Manchester Cathedral
Sun 20th Glasgow ABC
Mon 21st Edinburgh Queens Hall
Thur 24th Sheffield Leadmill
Tickets all priced £18.00 except London (£23) and Manchester (£19.50)
Box office details are:
Glasgow and Edinburgh 08444 999 990 and www.gigsinscotland.com
Sheffield box office details; 0114 2212 828, www.leadmill.co.uk
Cambridge 01223 511511 www.junction.co.uk
Everywhere else http://www.alt-tickets.co.uk/alttickets/home_turin_brakes.html
