The Optimist LP

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The Optimist LP
Studio album by
Turin Brakes
Released5 March 2001
StudioKonk, London
GenreFolk rock
Length51:36
LabelSource
ProducerTurin Brakes
Turin Brakes chronology
Fight or Flight
(2000) 		The Optimist LP
(2001) 		Ether Song
(2003)

The Optimist LP is the first full-length album release by Turin Brakes in 2001. "The Door" and "The Road" (previously released on The Door EP) were re-recorded for this album.

The album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.[1]

In late 2011, Turin Brakes embarked on a national tour performing the whole of the album in its entirety for its tenth anniversary and again in 2021 for its twentieth anniversary.[citation needed]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Drowned in Sound8/10[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[5]
The Guardian[6]
NME9/10[7]
Pitchfork7.7/10[8]
Q[9]

Q listed The Optimist LP as one of the best 50 albums of 2001.[10]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Feeling Oblivion" – 3:52
  2. "Underdog (Save Me)" – 3:35
  3. "Emergency 72" – 4:05
  4. "Future Boy" – 4:00
  5. "The Door" – 3:52
  6. "State of Things" – 3:33
  7. "By TV Light" – 4:53
  8. "Slack" – 3:16
  9. "Starship" – 2:50
  10. "The Road" – 5:33
  11. "Mind Over Money" – 4:53
  12. "The Optimist" – 7:43
  • The song "The Optimist" ends at 3:25. After 2 minutes of silence, at 5:25 the hidden song "Three Days Old" begins.

Charts[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mercury Music Prize - Previous Shortlists". Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Reviews for The Optimist LP by Turin Brakes". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. ^ Joseph, Mark. "The Optimist LP – Turin Brakes". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  4. ^ Kimmitt, James (31 March 2001). "Album Review: Turin Brakes – The Optimist LP". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  5. ^ Browne, David (30 April 2001). "The Optimist LP". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  6. ^ Costa, Maddy (31 March 2001). "Turin Brakes: The Optimist (Source)". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  7. ^ Ward, Christian (5 March 2001). "Turin Brakes : The Optimist LP". NME. ISSN 0028-6362. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  8. ^ Kilian, Dan (17 July 2001). "Turin Brakes: The Optimist LP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  9. ^ "Turin Brakes: The Optimist LP". Q (175). April 2001.
  10. ^ "The Best 50 Albums of 2001". Q. December 2001. pp. 60–65.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  13. ^ "The Official UK Albums Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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