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| Allmusic Biography : Often compared to Coldplay and Travis, Turin Brakes are a English duo inspired by folk and progressive rock hailing from Balham, London. Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian were friends in elementary school and decided to try out for the cathedral choir because it would give them the chance to perform in front of the Queen of England, which they eventually did. The two aspiring musicians, influenced by a unique range of artists including Sebadoh, Trumans Water, Prince, and the Black Crowes, formed a band and recorded their freewheeling jam sessions. One of those sessions became their first release, The Door EP, which was released on Anvil in 1999. The State of Things EP followed the next year on the Source label. Turin Brakes expanded into a full band and moved up to appearances at the Reading and Leeds festivals. A third U.K.-only EP, Fight or Flight, was released later in 2000, as the band was opening for the likes of Kathryn Williams, Doves, and Lowgold. The debut Turin Brakes full-length, The Optimist LP, was released in 2001 through Astralwerks. Arriving in 2003, the successful Ether Song brought the group more fans, and was followed by the more polished Jackinabox two years later. Teaming with producer Ethan Johns, Turin Brakes began work on their fourth studio album in early 2007, and while the group had to take a break in recording after Paridjanian and his wife celebrated the birth of their daughter, Dark on Fire was still released in the fall of that year. In 2010, Turin Brakes returned to their melodic folk-inflected roots with the album Outbursts, their first release for the noted U.K. indie label Cooking Vinyl. Two years later, Knights released the solo album If Not Now When. In 2013, Turin Brakes reunited for their sixth studio album, We Were Here, followed by extensive touring in Europe and the U.K. and an appearance at the South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas. In late 2015, Turin Brakes announced they had emerged from Rockfield Studios in Wales with a new studio album; titled Lost Property, it was released in February 2016. The group supported the LP with an 18-month tour that covered the U.K., Europe, and Australia. Once they returned home, Turin Brakes soon returned to the studio, and their ninth album, Invisible Storm, was released in January 2018. | ||
 | Album: 1 of 16 Title: The State of Things Released: 2000-07-31 Tracks: 4 Duration: 14:46 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 The Boss (04:10) 2 Balham to Brooklyn (04:24) 3 All Away (02:37) 4 State of Things (03:34) |
 | Album: 2 of 16 Title: The Optimist LP Released: 2001-03-05 Tracks: 12 Duration: 51:51 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Feeling Oblivion (03:43) 2 Underdog (Save Me) (03:34) 3 Emergency 72 (04:05) 4 Future Boy (03:58) 5 The Door (03:52) 6 State of Things (03:31) 7 By TV Light (04:52) 8 Slack (03:16) 9 Starship (02:49) 10 The Road (05:33) 11 Mind Over Money (04:53) 12 The Optimist (07:41) |
| The Optimist LP : Allmusic album Review : Part of the so-called quietcore movement in Britain, where folk meets pop. The Optimist is by turns delicate, impassioned, wistful, and androgynous. The lyrics come at the listener indirectly, quite a few of them refer to relationships in an angsty manner, and there are oblique ecological and anti-corporate references. Its as if After the Gold Rush (with its silver space ships) and the films The Man Who Fell to Earth and Bladerunner have all been put in a blender. Maybe this belies Ollie Knights film studies background, or its alien(ation) fallout from Radiohead. The standout tracks are "The Door," which is infused with the sound of "Breathe" by Pink Floyd; "State of Things"; and "Mind Over Money." Elsewhere, "By TV Light" has the atmosphere of a sozzled aftermath, and "The Road" has some tasty slide work and a raga-like guitar motif. After repeat plays, the meanings of many of the songs are still a little obscure, but the feeling definitely grows. There seem to be traces of earthlings here and there – is that the spectral presence of the renowned Homosapien Paul Simon? Despite the acoustic setting this is almost as weird and original as Mercury Rev or early Captain Beefheart. File under: Im not sure whats going on here, but its interesting. | ||
 | Album: 3 of 16 Title: Ether Song Released: 2003-03-03 Tracks: 18 Duration: 1:20:49 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Blue Hour (03:42) 2 Average Man (02:43) 3 Long Distance (04:27) 4 Self Help (04:24) 5 Falling Down (03:31) 6 Stone Thrown (04:05) 7 Clear Blue Air (03:53) 8 Pain Killer (03:55) 9 Full of Stars (04:40) 10 Panic Attack (02:29) 11 Little Brother (05:33) 12 Rain City / Ether Song (15:13) 1 5 Mile (These Are the Days) (03:59) 2 The Boss (04:10) 3 Heard a Rumour (instrumental) (03:07) 4 Long Distance (VARA Radio, 3FM, The Netherlands) (04:27) 5 Falling Down (SBN Session) (03:08) 6 Pain Killer (RTL2 acoustic version) (03:21) |
| Ether Song : Allmusic album Review : Since their first release on Anvil Records way back in 1999, Ollie Knights and Gale Paridjanians Turin Brakes has enjoyed a meteoric rise, making the short list for Best Newcomer at the annual British Music Industry awards before underlining the not inconsiderable sales of their inaugural full-length, The Optimist, with a Mercury nomination shortly afterwards. Notably, they didnt win, but both assisted in building a groundswell of support into a veritable force majeure which resulted in this sophomore follow-up cracking open the U.K. Top Ten on the week of its release. While their aforementioned debut revelled in its low fidelity, the pair chose to draft in Tony Hoffer -- accomplished producer for such notables as Air and Beck -- for Ether Song. The resultant album builds considerable muscle to the skeletal frailty of intricate guitar work while commendably maintaining all that was good from their debut. The opening "Blue Hour" sets the tone for the rest of the album, a sprawling analogue introduction brought into focus through the fret skills of Paridjanian, before Knights angelic vocal appears like an apparition from the aural fog. Obvious singles "Painkiller" and "Long Distance" echo the singalong sensibilities of previous hits "Emergency 72" and "Underdog," but there is much, much more here -- Hoffer having evidently oiled the screechy little Brakes -- "Panic Attack" conjuring up the paranoiac side of Syd Barrett as "Little Brother" rocks like The Optimist never quite managed to. Despite these diversions however, it is the softly spoken cuts which make for the highlights with "Full of Stars" and the closing "Ether Song," both stunning examples of a band that still have more to offer | ||
 | Album: 4 of 16 Title: LateNightTales: Turin Brakes Released: 2004-02-16 Tracks: 17 Duration: 1:15:39 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Last Night I Dreamt of Mississippi (06:47) 2 Midnight Cowboy (02:45) 3 Send in the Clouds (05:07) 4 Lagos Soundsystem (06:12) 5 A Walk in the Night (06:45) 6 Blues Music (04:02) 7 Dreamy Eyed Girl (03:46) 8 Breaking Your Fall (03:12) 9 Speed Trials (03:37) 10 Magnolia (03:24) 11 I Believe in You (03:35) 12 Short Tales of the Black Forest (05:38) 13 Cold Blooded Old Times (03:35) 14 Only One and Only (05:28) 15 A Pearl for Iona (03:33) 16 Moonlight Mile (04:02) 17 The White City, Part 4 (04:04) |
| LateNightTales: Turin Brakes : Allmusic album Review : A "heres-some-music-thats-influenced-us" mix, the 11th entry in the LATE NIGHT TALES series is an eclectic album compiled by the English folk-pop duo Turin Brakes. Theres a mellow, downtempo vibe here, and a good bit of variety, with the likes of Chris Whitley and Gillian Welch sequenced alongside Talk Talk, Grant Green, J.J. Cale, and Silver Jews. Turin Brakes make a musical appearance with a cover of the Rolling Stones "Moonlight Mile," which fits nicely into this blissfully low-key 17-song set. | ||
 | Album: 5 of 16 Title: JackInABox Released: 2005-05-30 Tracks: 12 Duration: 58:02 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 They Cant Buy the Sunshine (03:08) 2 Red Moon (04:20) 3 Forever (03:17) 4 Asleep With the Fireflies (05:01) 5 Fishing for a Dream (04:28) 6 Road to Nowhere (04:00) 7 Over and Over (03:09) 8 Last Clown (04:15) 9 Above the Clouds (03:47) 10 Building Wraps Round Me (03:45) 11 JackInABox (04:21) 12 Come and Go (14:25) |
| JackInABox : Allmusic album Review : Turin Brakes third release blends the lighthearted escapism of their debut and the slickly produced escapism of their sophomore release for a satisfying, tambourine-slapping good time. Acoustic guitars are still the thing and Ollie Knights voice is still a cross between Jeff Buckley and early David Bowie, but the songwriting has improved drastically. Knights and his duo partner, Gale Paridjanian, have never been considered the greatest lyricists, and while the somewhat improved prose on Jackinabox wont change that, the arrangements are much tighter than ever and cover up whatever lyrical deficiencies the charismatic, freewheeling attitude of the band doesnt. When they offer upbeat, infectious, neo-hippie numbers like the funky "Asleep With the Fireflies" (Jamiroquai for the acoustic set) or "Over and Over" (a playful, nearly cabaret song), the album excels and fits summery afternoons like a glove. The wistful ballads are more hit or miss, the widescreen "Road to Nowhere" being an example of direct hit with the meandering "Forever" being a tedious miss that feels totally out of place. Sliding guitars, xylophones, and electronic touches flush out the sound, and the duos complete involvement with the recording -- producing, engineering, etc. -- gives it a comfortable, "at home" feel. Fans wont be disappointed in the least, and with so much growth displayed, they should probably make room for converts. | ||
 | Album: 6 of 16 Title: Turin Brakes: Live at the Palladium Released: 2005-12-19 Tracks: 22 Duration: 1:42:35 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 The Door (03:32) 2 Mind Over Money (04:42) 3 Building Wraps Round Me (04:22) 4 Love Is All You Deserve (04:48) 5 Underdog (Save Me) (04:51) 6 Stone Thrown (05:10) 7 The Optimist (06:47) 8 Fishing for a Dream (04:45) 9 Over and Over (03:34) 10 Long Distance (05:43) 11 Red Moon (04:39) 12 Above the Clouds (03:45) 13 Feeling Oblivion (04:24) 14 Eye of the Tiger (Jam) (01:32) 15 Pain Killer (03:39) 16 Jackinabox (06:17) 17 They Cant Buy the Sunshine (03:37) 18 Forever (04:02) 19 Emergency 72 (07:58) 20 Asleep With the Fireflies (05:12) 21 Future Boy (03:46) 22 State of Things (05:30) |
 | Album: 7 of 16 Title: Turin Brakes: Live Session Released: 2006-04-17 Tracks: 7 Duration: 28:14 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Over and Over (03:22) 2 Underdog - Save Me (03:37) 3 Fishing for a Dream (04:28) 4 Forever (03:28) 5 Long Distance (04:52) 6 Asleep With the Fireflies (04:43) 7 Feeling Oblivion (03:44) |
 | Album: 8 of 16 Title: Dark on Fire Released: 2007-09-17 Tracks: 12 Duration: 48:50 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Last Chance (04:40) 2 Ghost (03:29) 3 Something in My Eye (04:33) 4 Stalker (03:49) 5 Other Side (05:07) 6 Dark on Fire (04:46) 7 Real Life (02:55) 8 For the Fire (04:15) 9 Timewaster (02:58) 10 Bye Pod (04:59) 11 Here Comes the Moon (03:00) 12 New Star (04:19) |
| Dark on Fire : Allmusic album Review : Though a departure from their previous works, Dark on Fire is a welcome change for Turin Brakes that should appeal to fans old and new. The group flirts with both garage rock and new wave/post-punk revival on this offering, but dont settle on either style. Rather than sounding inconsistent, the approach emphasizes the indie rockers versatility and showcases Olly Knights haunting, unconventional vocals. Dark on Fire is evenly divided between introspection and more upbeat (if not cheerful) numbers, though their ability to work as a well-honed ensemble is a constant throughout. The album does tend toward the lighter side -- even the more rollicking songs arent particularly hard or heavy -- and has a certain transparency to it, with each layer (vocals, guitar, bass, drums, and occasionally piano, strings, or keyboards) clearly audible and given equal weight. Nowhere is this more evident than on the albums title track. Beginning with muted guitar chords and a nearly androgynous vocal delivery from Knights (who is matched by the tight harmonies from fellow guitarist/vocalist Gale Paridjanian), "Dark on Fire" builds slowly, eventually integrating strings and understated percussion. Its ethereal, moving and quietly powerful, with a chorus that ebbs, flows and lingers even after the song is over. Its placement in the middle of the album seems deliberate -- preceded and followed by more guitar-driven numbers, the song is set apart, making its stark emotion even more pronounced. Beyond the albums centerpiece, Dark on Fire has much more to offer. Each of the albums tracks is strong enough to stand on its own; there is enough variation among the songs to keep things interesting, but enough stylistic cohesion to avoid any jarring inconsistencies. The first two tracks, "Last Chance" and "Ghost," immediately make the case for Turin Brakes strengths, highlighting both the bands refined approach and cool attitude. The combination does make for a misstep with the somewhat overwrought "New Star" ("Here Comes the Moon" would have made a fine closer), but its forgivable for a band that branches out with beautiful results. | ||
 | Album: 9 of 16 Title: Bottled at Source: The Best of the Source Years Released: 2009-09-07 Tracks: 34 Duration: 2:17:17 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Pain Killer (03:55) 2 Underdog (Save Me) (03:35) 3 Emergency 72 (04:05) 4 Long Distance (04:27) 5 The Door (03:52) 6 5 Mile (These Are the Days) (03:59) 7 Feeling Oblivion (03:41) 8 Average Man (02:45) 9 Over and Over (03:10) 10 Mind Over Money (extended radio edit) (04:06) 11 Fishing for a Dream (04:28) 12 Dark on Fire (04:46) 13 Red Moon (04:17) 14 Something in My Eye (04:33) 15 Stalker (03:48) 16 Last Chance (04:35) 17 Ether Song (07:26) 1 Underdog (Sally) (demo) (04:34) 2 Balham to Brooklyn (04:29) 3 Mind Over Money (demo) (05:00) 4 Everybody Knows (7" version) (03:40) 5 Lost and Found (Home Recording) (02:31) 6 Wheres My Army? (home recording) (02:33) 7 So Long (LA demo) (03:36) 8 Moonlight Mile (03:59) 9 Atlas of the World (03:35) 10 Asleep With the Fireflies (live at the Palladium) (04:52) 11 Capsule (04:05) 12 Love Is All You Desire (03:50) 13 The Seagull (03:00) 14 Time Machine (04:16) 15 Cumulous Clouds (03:44) 16 Rise (03:46) 17 Nessun Dorma (XFM session, Sept 2007) (04:16) |
| Bottled at Source: The Best of the Source Years : Allmusic album Review : Virgin Records Bottled at Source: The Best of the Source Years collects 34 tracks culled from unassuming Brit-pop duo Turin Brakes first decade. Friends since elementary school, Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian started releasing records together under the moniker in 1999, and their contemplative, quietly anthemic brand of folk-infused modern rock (think Starsailor, Kings of Convenience, Elbow, and Coldplay) soon earned them numerous accolades in their British homeland. Released to coincide with the tenth anniversary of their debut single, "The Door," the two-disc Bottled at Source features a 17-track studio overview and a 17-track collection of B-sides and live/unreleased tracks. | ||
 | Album: 10 of 16 Title: Everybody Knows Every Days a Wicked Black Game Released: 2010 Tracks: 4 Duration: 17:16 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Everyday (02:21) 2 Wicked Game (05:28) 3 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (03:52) 4 Black (05:34) |
 | Album: 11 of 16 Title: Outbursts Released: 2010-02-28 Tracks: 12 Duration: 45:50 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Sea Change (04:02) 2 Mirror (02:56) 3 Rocket Song (03:23) 4 Paper Heart (03:46) 5 The Invitation (03:29) 6 Will Power (03:59) 7 Apocolips (03:39) 8 Embryos (03:11) 9 Never Stops (04:11) 10 The Letting Down (04:03) 11 Radio Silence (04:06) 12 Outbursts (05:05) |
| Outbursts : Allmusic album Review : Abandoning the alt-rock/post-punk flirtations of 2007s Dark on Fire, Turin Brakes return to their indie folk roots on 2010s Outbursts. While the experiment with a more edgy, rock-oriented sound worked well for the British duo, singer/songwriters Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian are obviously most at home with their comfortable brand of melodic folk-inflected pop, and that is the sound that makes up most of the tracks on Outbursts. These are inward-looking tunes with deeply searching, poetic lyrics and melodies that stick in your ear. In that sense, songs like the midtempo ballad "Paper Heart" with its poetic lyrics ("I live by the sea/Not the one your thinking, the sea inside of me") bring to mind the expansive and heartfelt 70s soft rock of Bread. Similarly, the forceful opening cut "Sea Change" and the anthemic "Will Power" mix personal and political messages ("One thousand backs against the wall, now do we walk or run?") that build to seriously cathartic pop moments. Elsewhere, the uplifting "Rocket Boy" and the rambling "Embryos" mix folky acoustic guitars, a tasteful amount of keyboards, and even some orchestral bits to make for superbly climatic, cinematic rock. | ||
 | Album: 12 of 16 Title: Xerox Released: 2011 Tracks: 4 Duration: 16:21 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Chim Chim Cher-ee (04:08) 2 Rescue Squad (03:19) 3 Rikki Dont Lose That Number (04:42) 4 74-75 (04:10) |
 | Album: 13 of 16 Title: The Optimist: Live Released: 2012-04-02 Tracks: 21 Duration: 1:42:36 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Feeling Oblivion (05:32) 2 Underdog (04:16) 3 72 (05:08) 4 Future Boy (04:03) 5 The Door (05:55) 6 State of Things (04:30) 7 By TV Light (06:35) 8 Slack (03:55) 9 Starship (02:20) 10 The Road (05:32) 11 Mind over Money (05:32) 12 The Optimist (04:29) 1 Rescue Squad (04:42) 2 Pain Killer (03:35) 3 Fishing for a Dream (05:05) 4 Rain City (04:30) 5 Stone Thrown (04:24) 6 Last Chance (04:10) 7 Long Distance (07:35) 8 Chim Chim Cher-ee (04:32) 9 Underdog (06:06) |
 | Album: 14 of 16 Title: We Were Here Released: 2013-09-30 Tracks: 12 Duration: 54:55 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Time and Money (03:47) 2 We Were Here (03:41) 3 Dear Dad (04:01) 4 Blindsided Again (05:51) 5 Part of the World (04:00) 6 Stop the World (04:25) 7 Guess You Heard (04:37) 8 No Mercy (05:58) 9 Sleeper (04:49) 10 Inbetween (04:43) 11 Erase Everything (04:16) 12 Goodbye (04:41) |
| We Were Here : Allmusic album Review : Turin Brakes sixth studio album, 2013s We Were Here, features more of the folky British duos melodic, heartfelt music. As with Turin Brakes previous efforts, We Were Here showcases the songwriting talents of guitarist/vocalist Olly Knights and guitarist/vocalist Gale Paridjanian. The album comes almost three years after the bands previous effort, 2010s Outbursts. It also appears on the heels of Knights 2012 solo album, If Not Now When. Together as Turin Brakes, Knights and Paridjanian make sophisticated, often epic and deeply emotional 60s and 70s folk-influenced pop music, and We Were Here is no exception. Interestingly, Knights and Paridjanian were inspired to make We Were Here after they took the time to relearn many of their older songs. They also kept the intimate sound of their best work by recording the album live, utilizing recorded-to-tape backing tracks. The result is that We Were Here, while still sounding fresh and inspired on its own terms, is imbued with much of the lyrical passion and melodicism of Turin Brakes past work. Here we get such songs as the lilting title track, the expansive, Pink Floyd-ish "Blindsided Again," and the rollicking and soulful "Guess You Heard." Elsewhere, the band digs into the bluesy ballad "Sleeper, the similarly country and blues-inflected "Inbetween," and the atmospheric, Mazzy Star-sounding slow-burn ballad "Erase Everything." | ||
 | Album: 15 of 16 Title: Lost Property Released: 2016-01-29 Tracks: 11 Duration: 44:25 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 96 (04:10) 2 Keep Me Around (03:09) 3 The Quiet Ones (03:57) 4 Lost Property (03:30) 5 Rome (03:49) 6 Brighter Than the Dark (04:37) 7 Save You (03:32) 8 Martini (02:56) 9 Jump Start (03:09) 10 Hope We Make It (05:05) 11 Black Rabbit (06:25) |
| Lost Property : Allmusic album Review : Theres a subtle folk influence in the music of Turin Brakes, but theirs is not music youre ever going to hear around a campfire on a chilly evening; instead, this is folk music for moody young people pondering life and love alone in their bedrooms late at night, and the fact group founders and key songwriters Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian still have anything to say about these subjects 15 years after their first LP is a testimony to their enduring strength as both writers and recording artists. Arriving in 2016, Lost Property is dominated by gentle but thoughtful melodies built around guitar patterns where electric and acoustic sounds walk hand in hand, accompanied by dynamic bursts of keyboards and strings. The lines of these tracks are impressively clean and polished; while the performances often seem languid, the groups clever use of the relief between the loud and the quiet brings Lost Property an impact thats big and spacious, and the sweetly sad tone of the vocals is a good match for the emotions of the music, imaging a young persons world with the experience of a middle-aged man to draw upon. In fact, Turin Brakes evoke the sound of a young mans lovelorn view of the world so vividly that its a bit hard to imagine this band has been around since 2001 and hasnt fully matured into a group with more to say about the long-term relationships that are the stuff of adult lives. But if Turin Brakes world-view has changed little over the years, their embrace of the craft of record-making has only improved, and Lost Property is an impressive document of their skills in the recording studio. | ||
 | Album: 16 of 16 Title: Invisible Storm Released: 2018-01-26 Tracks: 11 Duration: 39:13 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Would You Be Mine (04:32) 2 Wait (03:12) 3 Always (02:40) 4 Lost in the Woods (03:33) 5 Deep Sea Diver (03:40) 6 Life Forms (02:57) 7 Invisible Storm (03:32) 8 Everything All at Once (03:02) 9 Tomorrow (03:12) 10 Smoke and Mirrors (05:06) 11 Don’t Know Much (03:47) |
| Invisible Storm : Allmusic album Review : The ninth album from Turin Brakes, 2018s Invisible Storm, has a certain feel of "If it aint broke, dont fix it," and fans of the U.K. indie rock outfits folk-inflected indie pop will be glad to know the band has delivered more of what theyve been looking for. That said, Invisible Storm is a more upbeat set than 2016s Lost Property; the tempos are a bit faster, the melodies are more enthusiastic, and the previous LPs lovelorn mood has given way to a sunnier perspective, dwelling less on romance gone stale and more on making sense of the present. Turin Brakes havent entirely gone all smiles and sunshine on us, as the blues-infused "Deep Sea Diver" and melodramatic title track demonstrate, but the energy and high spirits of "Would You Be Mine" and "Wait" and the emotional warmth of "Lost in the Wood" tip the scales in favor of a cautious optimism. And Turin Brakes are in fine form on Invisible Storm; Olly Knights vocals are expert and emotive without excess showboating, Gale Paridjanians guitar work is intelligent and evocative whether hes picking electric or acoustic, bassist Rob Allum and drummer Eddie Myer help give the backings strength and personality, and Ali Statons production and mix lend just the right amount of sheen to the finished product. Invisible Storm doesnt move Turin Brakes very far forward stylistically, but it doesnt sound rote either, and given that theyve been together for close to two decades, the album finds them delivering music that feels fresh and inspired; this is what Turin Brakes do, and Invisible Storm shows they continue to do it quite well. | ||