If you’ve got a soft spot for modern folk music, romantic lyrics and good-looking blokes from south London, Turin Brakes is sure to rock your world. If you’ve ever owned one of the houses for sale Balham, you might have heard of the duo Turin Brakes in their early days; childhood friends Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian grew up in the Balham area and this is where Turin Brakes was first formed.
A Balham estate agent could certainly list the success of Turin Brakes as one of the neighbourhood’s claims to fame; since 1999, the band has released 5 successful albums and 7 EPs, and popular singles like Painkiller and Fishing for a Dream have featured in popular dramas like Gossip Girl, The O.C. and Smallville.
The latest Turin Brakes album, Outbursts, was released in March this year and their catchy, laid-back acoustic tracks are already enjoying success in the UK and abroad.
The release of Outbursts was followed by a Turin Brakes tour of the US, Canada and Europe; the band also made an appearance at the Glastonbury festival. If you live in London, you can catch a performance by this Balham success story at venues in Leicester, Canary Wharf and Ullapool in the coming month. Check out the official Turin Brakes website for tickets and tour dates – you might also want to get your hands on the new Turin Brakes album before seeing Olly and Gale live in their home city!
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