The Optimist LP

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 Optimist LP
Studio album by Turin Brakes
Released	5 March 2001
Studio	Konk, London
Genre	Folk rock
Length	51:36
Label	Source
Producer	Turin Brakes
Turin Brakes chronology
Fight or Flight (2000) The Optimist LP (2001) Ether Song (2003)

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]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[5]
The Guardian	[6]
NME	9/10[7]
Pitchfork	7.7/10[8]
Q	[9]

Q listed The Optimist LP as one of the best 50 albums of 2001.^[10]

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)[11] 12 UK Albums (OCC)[12] 27

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for The Optimist LP Chart (2001) Position UK Albums (OCC)[13] 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.