TURIN BRAKES / OUTBURSTS (VINYL)

      Turin Brakes' Olly and Gale have rediscovered the working practices that got them started in the first place. Written, produced and (for the most part) performed entirely by the two of them, 'Outbursts' is a collection of songs that returns to the essence of Turin Brakes. The post-punk new wave sound of 2007's 'Dark On Fire' is gone, back are the heartfelt ballads, combined with feel good music!. Turin Brakes' strength and essence is summed up in one of the album's standout songs, 'Never Stops', a soulful repetative song with a bluesy feel, that shows the enduring spirit of Turin Brakes.'Paper Heart' is a vulnerable little song with a haunting piano and string part.Gale, who wrote two of the twelve songs, is reluctant to analyse the songs in terms of personal experience. 'You pick up on a tiny emotion within yourself and turn it into a film,' Gale says. 'That's what being a good songwriter is all about, and Olly is one of the very best.One of the most dramatic songs on the album is 'Radio Silence', a song which captures a sense of OK Computer-era Radiohead.'I just poured my heart out/Did I go too far ' Olly sings on the beautiful, melancholic title track 'Outbursts', a song that recalls the jazz standards of the 1920s.With artwork to match the sonic outbursts on the record and a classy 8-page full-colour booklet, this album is a piece of art in more ways than one. 180 grams audiophile vinyl Gatefold Sleeve 8-page full-colour booklet.