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About Band Turin Brakes

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.”

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 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 and Matthew Jay, 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, California, it was popular enough to reach number 4 in 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 [2], 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.

In spring 2008, the band were special guests on the Hotel Cafe Tour hosted by Tom McRae. 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, resulting in the bonus-track “Here” on 2008’s The Circus. They also worked with Pete Lawrie, Andy Steele, Dido and Lisa Mitchell.

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 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 in late-July and a headline performance at London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane the following September.

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.

In January 2010, the band announced that their forthcoming album, “Outbursts“, will be released on 1 March 2010 and that they will be touring the UK in March.

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