TURIN BRAKES - THE OPTIMIST LP

ORYGINALNE WYDANIE SYGNOWANE BY MAWLAW RECORDS 2001 R.

STAN - BDB

Curiousity killed this feline after reading a few glowing reviews about this fledgling duo. With bands like Coldplay, Doves, and Travis gaining larger audiences by the minute, Turin Brakes follows right behind in their footprints with their own blend of folk/pop/rock. I like this album a lot. It is more in the vein of Coldplay but better expressed lyrically. The tone of this album is quieter and more subdued, kinda like Badly Drawn Boy's "The Hour of the Bewilderbeast". The other difference between Turin Brakes and Coldplay is lyrically Turin brakes' music is more emotional and tugs at the heartstrings right away, for example "By TV Light". For anyone wanting to hear another song like "Yellow", you won't find it here on "The Optimist LP" or from Turin Brakes. The music is melodic but nothing that commercial radio will appreciate.