"It sounds so exciting!"

Turin Brakes debut their new album when they play the Rupert Guinness Theatre, Dublin (October 22) and the Empire Music Hall, Belfast (23).

The follow up to The Optimist is currently being assembled in Los Angeles with Beck and Air man Tony Hoffer producing.

"We've now done 15 songs in 10 days," enthuses mainman Olly Knight. "They're all live. We've never recorded like this before and it's a revelation and a half. We're doing final overdubs at the moment. It sounds so exciting!"