The Optimist LP

by Turin Brakes

The Optimist LP cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 27 August 2001
  • Label: Source
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 45:34
  • Community rating: 3.07/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Tony Hoffer, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Brian Reitzell

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Leading the 'New Acoustic Movement' in the UK alongside bands like Coldplay and Starsailor, this Mercury Prize-nominated debut is remarkably assured. The London duo relies heavily on tight acoustic guitar harmonies, delivering incredibly melodic, introspective, and mellow folk-pop.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Feeling Oblivion (3:48)
  2. Underdog (Save Me) - Demo Version (4:28)
  3. Emergency 72 - Demo Version (3:56)
  4. Future Boy - Demo Version (5:11)
  5. The Door - Demo Version (2:28)
  6. State Of Things - Demo Version (3:44)
  7. By TV Light - Demo Version (4:37)
  8. Slack - Demo Version (3:53)
  9. Starship - Demo Version (2:27)
  10. The Road - Demo Version (4:22)
  11. Mind Over Money - Demo Version (4:57)
  12. The Optimist - Demo Version (1:39)

Credits

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