The Optimist LP

The Optimist LP
Studio album by Turin Brakes
Released	March 5, 2001 (UK)
Recorded	Konk Studios, London
Genre	Folk rock
Length	51:36
Label	Source (UK)
Producer	Turin Brakes
Turin Brakes chronology
Fight or Flight (2000) The Optimist LP (2001) Ether Song (2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
NME	(9/10) [2]
Pitchfork Media	(7.7/10) [3]
Rolling Stone	(???)[4]

The Optimist LP is the first full-length album release by Turin Brakes. Critically acclaimed by the UK music press, the album was released in 2001 and cemented the band's place in the UK "acoustic movement" (a term invented by the music press). "The Door" and "The Road" (previously released on The Door EP) were re-recorded for this album.

Championed by radio DJs such as Jo Whiley (BBC Radio 1), the band provided a respite from the pop groups that dominated radio airplay at the time.

The album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.

In late 2011, Turin Brakes embarked on a national tour performing the whole of the album in its entirety for its tenth anniversary.

Track listing

1. "Feeling Oblivion"
2. "Underdog (Save Me)"
3. "Emergency 72"
4. "Future Boy"
5. "The Door"
6. "State Of Things"
7. "By TV Light"
8. "Slack"
9. "Starship"
10. "The Road"
11. "Mind Over Money"
12. "The Optimist"
13. "Three Days Old" (Hidden Track at 5:25 of track 12)

Critical reception

Q listed The Optimist LP as one of the best 50 albums of 2001.^[5]

References

1. Joseph, Mark. "Turin Brakes: The Optimist LP > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
2. Ward, Christian. "Turin Brakes : The Optimist LP". NME (IPC Media). ISSN 0028-6362. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007.
3. Kilian, Dan (July 17, 2001). "Turin Brakes: The Optimist LP". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
4. "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on September 13, 2011.
5. "The Best 50 Albums of 2001". Q. December 2001. pp. 60–65.