Turin
brakes into United States
By Nicole Aromando
Summer On-line Forty-Niner
Three
years had passed and two albums released
before the English duo, Turin Brakes, had
a chance to show a live audience here in
the states what they were made of. That
chance came on Saturday, June 14, at the
Troubadour.
The sold-out show was long awaited by fans
and anxiousness filled the tiny club. The
band had tried to schedule shows here in
the states, but each time something
prevented the band from making their U.S.
debut. After sitting through a dull opening
act, the time arrived for Turin Brakes to
prove that they were worth waiting for.
Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian walked
on stage and received a welcome response
from the crowd. Knight explained that this
was one of the first times they would play
a show without a backing band. This time
would just be two guitars and a keyboard
player.
The set consisted of a mixture of old and
new songs. “Emergency 72” and “Stone Thrown”
were both requested and then played.
The softer songs of the duo’s debut album,
“The Optimist Lp,” combined with the sometimes
more upbeat songs off their second release,
"Ether Song," made for a balanced set. They
seemed to be almost surprised at the overwhelming
positive response to the set.
Thanking the audience and waving goodbye
the band exited and the crowd began shouting,
clapping and did not stop until Knight and
Paridjanian returned to the stage to do
an encore. The encore was short and sweet,
but the night came to an end leaving the
fans with an experience not soon to be forgotten.
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