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Although they’ve never quite courted the notoriety
of bands like the Sex Pistols, be as easy a lay as Lady
Ga Ga or ever be quite as pissed as Pete Doherty, Turin
Brakes have earned themselves a quiet and consistent
reputation for offering calm and relentlessly gentle
records as inoffensive as a pair of carpet slippers,
as uplifting as clouds and as dreamy as a cat-nap with
an astral traveller. Their 2001 debut, ‘The Optimist
LP’ was short-listed for Mercury Music Prize, they had
a memorable Top 5 hit, they’ve written for Dido and
Take That, and now they have a brand new album out on
Cooking Vinyl.
The album, ‘Outbursts’ was released on March
1st features a characteristically warm and low-key selection
of tunes, vulnerable, haunting and twinkling with duelling
acoustic riffs, melting harmonies and enough sadness
to dampen even the liveliest of spirits. It’s also rather
sparse, a return to the sincerity and honesty of the
pair’s earlier efforts with songs as pure and isolated
as ‘Sea Change’ and ‘Mirror’ and as carefree and fanciful
as ‘The Invitation’.
“We thought, let’s go back and do this whole thing
like we used to. Do it as a duo. That’s where the magic
is. The fewer middlemen there are between us and the
people who are interested in our music, the better.
I think our fans found it frustrating when they could
see that we were having to play some sort of game when
we were signed to a major label. We’re embarking on
a whole new era where there is far greater immediacy
between the band and the listener”.
'Outbursts' is the band's first studio album since
2007's 'Dark on Fire'. If you get your kicks from the
likes of Mumford & Sons or Fleet Foxes then check it
out.
The band follow-up a success UK tour with a series
of dates in Europe and the US:
13 Apr 2010 Paradiso Amsterdam
15 Apr 2010 Magnet Berlin, Berlin
17 Apr 2010 Paard Den Haag
18 Apr 2010 Doornroosje Nijmegan
20 Apr 2010 Brotfabrik Frankfurt
21 Apr 2010 59.1 Munich
23 Apr 2010 Tunnel milan
24 Apr 2010 Circolo Degli Artisti Rome
25 Apr 2010 Bronson nr Bologna
May 11 2010 Doug Fir Lounge Portland OR
May 13 2010 Popscene San Fransisco CA
May 14 2010 Largo / Echo Los Angeles CA
May 16 2010 Larimer Denver CO
May 18 2010 Lincoln Hall Chicago IL
May 19 2010 Pike Room Detroit MI
May 20 2010 Mod Club (early show) Toronto ON
May 22 2010 Joes Pub New York NY
May 23 2010 Rams Head Annapolis MD
May 24 2010 Kung Fu Necktie Philadelphia PA
May 25 2010 TT The Bears Boston MA
More information:
www.turinbrakes.com
New album 'Outbursts' - OUT NOW!
Alan Sargeant for Crud Magazine 2009©
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