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2001 studio album by Turin Brakes
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.

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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Drowned in Sound8/10
Entertainment WeeklyB−
The Guardian
NME9/10
Pitchfork7.7/10
Q

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

Track listing

  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

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for The Optimist LP
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) 12
UK Albums (OCC) 27

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for The Optimist LP
Chart (2001) Position
UK Albums (OCC) 130

References

  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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