TURIN BRAKES – Spacehopper – LP – Blue Vinyl [MAY 23]

LP – Limited Standard Edition 140g Transparent Blue Vinyl with Printed Inner.

With seven top 40 singles, six top 40 albums and over a million record sales worldwide, Turin Brakes return with a brand-new record – Spacehopper out via Cooking Vinyl.
Produced by the band alongside Grammy-winning Guy Massey (with credits such as Kylie Minogue, Ed Sheeran and Spiritualized), Spacehopper is their first new music in over three years and marks the 10th studio album from Turin Brakes, a big milestone for a band who released their debut album over 24 years ago – The Mercury Prize nominated The Optimist LP which catapulted them into the mainstream and achieved Gold status in the UK. They are a band that understands the art of longevity and Spacehopper promises to be a worthy edition to a rich and sonically diverse catalogue of albums, finding the South London 4-piece in a reflective mood…

We deliberately went back to Konk Studios where we made The Optimist LP, having stayed away for 25 years, says Olly Knights. In some ways to connect to the source but also to be who we are now in that amazing room. It felt like some deep invisible forces were being moved around. The new record is totally its own thing; there are little nods to the debut, but its a different beast. It can never be as simple and perfect as the debut, so we didnt try; we backed ourselves.

We honestly dont normally get self-reflective but the whole album 10 thing definitely made us want to play with everything that throws up. The dreams, what worked out, what didnt, the regrets, the nice surprises… It just seemed like a good moment to admit were in on our own legacy in a way.

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Tracklist:

Side A
1 The Message
2 Pays To Be Paranoid
3 Spacehopper
4 Almost
5 Lullaby
6 Today

Side B
1 Horizon
2 Old Habits
3 Silence And Sirens
4 Lazy Bones
5 What’s Underneath