Turin Brakes – We Were Here (Cooking Vinyl)
LP/CD/DL
30 September 2013
When I first met my wife, she professed a
fondness for Walsall’s finest, The Wonderstuff.
I wasn’t over familiar with their back catalogue and asked what they
sounded like. She said they “sounded
like The Wonderstuff”, and I knew exactly what she meant. The same can be said of Turin Brakes such is
the sound and style that they have made their own, but, let’s just say imagine
Pink Floyd with the occasional guest appearance by George Harrison and you may
not be far wrong.
You’ll know doubt know them from 2001’s ‘The
Optimist’ album, or, 2003’s hit single ‘Painkiler’ and it’s probably a shame
that you may know little else about them.
‘We Were Here’ from London duo Olly Nights and Gale Paridjanian is an
absolute triumph in perfect, concise songwriting and should be contender for
one of the years finest releases.
Starting the proceedings with lead single ‘Time
And Money’, a well written, catchy and melodious number, the scene is set for
an album of twelve tracks, each one as good as its predecessor, and each one
equally as memorable. To be honest,
you’d be excused for thinking that this was a Best Of compilation should you be
a stranger to their work. The title
track, and its clear acoustics, is a fine example in the art of songwriting,
and, its immediate familiarity makes the track instantly enjoyable. You’ll be humming it long after it’s
finished.
The production of the album is sparkling, and
the clarity of the music is marvellous, and, Ali Staton must be congratulated
for his input. ‘Sleeper’ has definite
nods to the early 70s, and rocks like the best of them, and, ‘Blindsided Again’
perhaps looks in the direction of The Beatles’ ‘The Long And Winding Road’.
It’s a pure delight to hear an album of such
lasting quality, and let’s hope that final track ‘Goodbye’ is merely a title
and not a threat.
9/10
Links
Published on Louder Than War 27/09/13 here
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