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Ether Song

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Ether Song
Studio album by
Released3 March 2003
GenreFolk rock
Length58:31
LabelSource
ProducerTony Hoffer
Turin Brakes chronology
The Optimist LP
(2001)
Ether Song
(2003)
Jackinabox
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
Tiny Mix Tapes[4]

Ether Song is the second album by the British rock band Turin Brakes. Following the band's first album The Optimist LP (2001), this was a bit of a departure, relying on more electric instruments. Despite the change in sound, the album was received well by critics and reached number four on the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian

No.TitleLength
1."Blue Hour"3:42
2."Average Man"2:43
3."Long Distance"4:27
4."Self Help"4:23
5."Falling Down"3:30
6."Stone Thrown"4:04
7."Clear Blue Air"3:52
8."Pain Killer (Summer Rain)"3:56
9."Full of Stars"4:40
10."Panic Attack"2:29
11."Little Brother"5:33
12."Rain City"15:15
13."Ether Song" (hidden track) 

In some regions and versions, the album was sold with bonus discs. The album was later released with a bonus CD featuring the single "5 Mile (These Are the Days)" with its track list being:

  1. 5 Mile (These Are the Days)
  2. The Boss
  3. Heard a Rumour
  4. Long Distance (VARA Radio/3FM Holland)
  5. Falling Down (SBN session)
  6. Pain Killer (Summer Rain) (RTL2 Acoustic Version)

However, initial pressings with bonus discs came with the following track list:

  1. "Blue Hour" (home recording)
  2. "Self Help" (SBN session)
  3. "Long Distance" (SBN session)
  4. "Bright Golden Lights" (home recording)

Charts

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Chart performance for Ether Song
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 99
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 4

References

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  1. ^ Marshall, Kingsley. "Turin Brakes: Ether Song > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (28 February 2003). "Turin Brakes: Ether Song". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Rolling Stone review".[dead link]
  4. ^ "Turin Brakes: Ether Song". tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 285.
  6. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 September 2022.