Here are the Song of the Year results of 2023. You can also view the livestream again on Youtube here.
1. Underdog (Save Me)
This song features an energetic acoustic guitar riff and lyrics that speak to feelings of desperation and hope. It’s one of Turin Brakes’ most recognizable tracks.
2. Long Distance
A hauntingly beautiful track from the Ether Song, the second Turin Brakes album (2003), it explores themes of longing and separation with its melancholic melody and poignant lyrics.
3. Fishing For A Dream
This love song offers a dreamy, melodic guitar riff with some nice harmonies and has been song of the year many times.
4. State of Things
One of the oldest Turin Brakes songs, that starts out nice and quiet but builds to an acoustic rock chorus. You and me used to be on fire… One of my personal favorites!
5. Painkiller
Known for its catchy melody and upbeat rhythm, “Painkiller” (Summer Rain) is one of Turin Brakes biggest commercial hits. Check out a performance from 2016 here:
6. Feeling Oblivion
The song that opened the debut album of Turin Brakes: The Optimist LP.
7. Ether Song
The title track from their second album and also the hidden track. It starts with the aural sensations of a plane flying over, a soft guitar riff coming in. And with it’s meditative and atmospheric vibe it builds and builds until it fades away into the Ether.
8. Isolation
The main single from the ninth Turin Brakes album, Wide-Eyed Nowhere. Written before the 2020 pandemic, it nevertheless struck a chord with many people who lived through it.
9. Mind over Money
One of the classics! This song has won our Song of the Year award many times and rightfully so. It has a perfect mix of guitar mastery, punchy lyrics and great percussion.
10. The Sea Change
A reflective and contemplative song that uses the metaphor of the sea to explore personal transformation and change.
11. Slack
An upbeat track with a laid-back rock vibe. It has some iconic lines in it, it has been a live favorite ever since it first came out in 2001. Here’s a live version at Glasto 2003.
12. Stone Thrown
A song about being thrown into the ocean… Like a stone… Or a bad break-up?
13. World Like That
This song reflects on societal issues and personal disillusionment, delivered with a mix of earnest lyrics and compelling melodies. Sadly the video was banned by algorithms on YouTube because of the imagery.
14. Blindsided Again
An iconic song in the Turin Brakes catalogue 10 years on, this song features some great guitar work and is always excellent when performed live.
15. The Door
The song that started it all: the title track of the first EP Turin Brakes ever released. Here’s an excellent live version from 2 Meter Sessies:
16. Blue Hour
Opening track from Ether Song about that moment of the day where everything seems blue.
17. 96
Turin Brakes embraced their rock side again for this opening track of We Were Here.
18. Up For Grabs
A beauty from the latest Turin Brakes album, Wide-Eyed Nowhere.
19. Forever
A song that captures the essence of enduring love and commitment, characterized by its heartfelt lyrics and soothing melody.
20. Dark on Fire
This title track from the fourth Turin Brakes album still makes my spine tingle.
21. Emergency 72
Another classic from The Optimist LP. Here’s a live version from 2003:
22. Rain City
Soothing late night music this is. Especially when it’s raining so slowly above the city where you’re from…
23. When You’re Around
The lush opening track from Wide-Eyed Nowhere closes out this list of the 23 most popular Turin Brakes songs of 2023, voted by you!
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