The Optimist LP
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| The Optimist LP | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 5 March 2001 | |||
| Studio | Konk, London | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 51:36 | |||
| Label | Source | |||
| Producer | Turin Brakes | |||
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The Optimist LP is the debut studio album by English rock band Turin Brakes, released in 2001. "The Door" and "The Road" (previously released on The Door EP) were re-recorded for this album.[citation needed]
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]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| 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]
