Turin Brakes are a modern folk pop duo comprising two friends Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian, hailing from Balham, London, signed to the Source label. Turin Brakes have often been compared to many of the New Acoustic Movement's bands spawned in the late 90's such as Elbow, Starsailor, I Am Kloot (who actually were a support band for Turin Brakes on their Ether Song tour) and the Norwegian band the Kings of Convenience. Their debut album "The Optimist LP" (2001) was nominated for the Mercury Prize that same year. In 2003 "Ether Song" got to #3 in the UK album charts and spawned a Top 5 single "Pain Killer". Further commercial success was not achieved.
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Turin Brakes
Wine bottle why are you weary
And why are my eyes so grey.
Semi circle people are pointing
And staring up to the sky.
The dogs are all gone and my muesli is mouldy
And the saints they are sinners in their songs.
And the crickets they call to their rusted rainbow.
I swear if you listen
You might just hear our song.
TV light flickers so fiercely
Birdging the gap between my eyes.
Outside the rain is tapping my window,
A jet trail left hanging in the sky.
And the puddles reflect the sky in the morning
And the pavements lead to another place,
With one ear to the west and an ocean beside me,
I swear if you listen
You might just hear our song.
Electric sensation will not stay with us for long.
Wine bottle why are you weary
And why are my eyes so grey.
Semi circle people are pointing
And staring up to the sky.
The dogs are all gone and my muesli is mouldy
And the saints they are sinners in their songs.
And the crickets they call to their rusted rainbow,
I think if you listen
You might just hear their song.
Eclectic sensation will not be with us for long.