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The Optimist LP | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 5 March 2001 | |||
Studio | Konk, London | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 51:36 | |||
Label | Source | |||
Producer | Turin Brakes | |||
Turin Brakes chronology | ||||
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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 ]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100 [2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10 [4] |
Entertainment Weekly | B− [5] |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 9/10 [7] |
Pitchfork | 7.7/10 [8] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Q listed The Optimist LP as one of the best 50 albums of 2001. [10]
All tracks are written by Gale Paridjanian & Olly Knights