Artist : Turin Brakes
Album : Dark On Fire
Label : EMI
Genre : Indie
Bitrate : 171 kbps avg
Source : CD (LP)
Playtime : 00:48:45 (63.0MB)
Rls date : 2007-09-13
Store date : 2007-09-17
[Track List]
1. Last Chance 4:39
2. Ghost 3:28
3. Something In My Eye 4:33
4. Stalker 3:49
5. Other Side 5:06
6. Dark On Fire 4:46
7. Real Life 2:55
8. For The Fire 4:14
9. Timewaster 2:58
10.Bye Pod 4:58
11.Here Comes The Moon 3:00
12.New Star 4:19
The band was started by longtime friends Knights and
Paridjanian. The two met at a young age and spent much of
their childhood together, eventually learning to sing at
the age of 10 in a local cathedral choir. Although they
split after Knights went to film school and Paridjian
attempted to form a band in Toronto, Canada, they soon
reunited and collaborated on what would later become their
first EP, The Door, which was eventually released through
Anvil Records in 1999 as a limited vinyl release. This led
to the band attracting the attention of larger record
labels. Source Records would eventually release two more
EPs, The State of Things EP and Fight or Flight, prompting
NME to proclaim "Turin Brakes inhabit a space which is
entirely their own, fully-formed and brutally emotive...
give them the devotion they deserve."
Source reissued the song "The Door" before releasing their
first album, The Optimist LP, in 2001. The album, which
was released in the United States by Astralwerks, was
greeted with critical praise, spawned the hit singles
"Underdog (Save Me)" and "Emergency 72," and received a
nomination for the Mercury Music Prize. A planned tour of
the United States following this success, opening for the
Stereophonics and Matthew Jay, was eventually scuttled by
the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Their second album, Ether Song, was a departure from the
acoustic sound that had brought them success with their
first album. Recorded in Los Angeles, California, it was
popular enough to reach number 4 in the United Kingdom
album charts upon its release in 2003. The album produced
several hit singles, including "Long Distance" and "Pain
Killer." The album also created some tension between the
band and their label, as the album was re-released four
times during its lifespan, and received various bonus
discs between regions and versions. The band was on record
as being unhappy with the way the record company was
treating them and the fans regarding the release.
Following the success and stress of Ether Song, the band
took a short break, but not before releasing the non-album
single "5 Mile (These Are the Days)" (which resulted in
another re-release of "Ether Song") and releasing a DJ mix
album for Azuli Records' Late Night Tales series. The mix
album (2004) was a collection of some of their favorite
songs, and also contained the Rolling Stones song
"Moonlight Mile" as a cover. The band have done some DJ
sets in the London area over the years.
Their third album, Jackinabox, was released to critical
acclaim much like their prior efforts when it was released
in early June 2005. Preceded by the single "Fishing For A
Dream," which didn't do as well as the band hoped
(charting at 35), the album was supported by the band's
first full band tour of the United States, as well as the
single "Over and Over," which was marketed to United
States radio. Despite the lack of airplay or a hit single
JackInABox still sold quite well, entering the top 10
album charts in its first week.
Following the success of Jackinabox and its subsequent
tour, a download-only album, Live at the Palladium,
recorded in London was released in November of 2005.
Released one day after the concert took place in London,
it was available on the band's website. Later it also got
a release on iTunes and did well in the download charts.
In the October / November 2005 tour, the band also sold
the Red Moon EP. This acoustic EP featured a new
(acoustic) version of "Red Moon", two new songs and the
Red Hot Chili Peppers-cover "Breaking The Girl" (recorded
at KCRW).
The band spent the first half of 2006 writing new songs,
occasionally performing both new and old work at small
gigs across the UK. The band did an intimate tour in
November 2006 to try out new material. In January 2007 the
band entered a small studio in London to record their 4th
album with producer Ethan Johns. After three weeks the
band took a break (on January 29th Gale's wife gave birth
to a daughter), but the sessions were resumed several
weeks later in a bigger studio (also in London). On the
last day of March 2007 the band announced that they had
finished the recording sessions, and recorded 17 songs.
Dark On Fire is the fourth studio album by the band. After
spending 2006 writing and recording demo songs, the album
was recorded in two studios in London early 2007. It's the
follow-up to JackInABox and is scheduled for release on
September 17, 2007. The first single will is Stalker.