Turin Brakes

Meaty indie singer/songwriters

Inside old rickety benches and stools line the dimly lit Victorian bar while the man in question sips from a glass of coke on one side and the pub landlord potters about on the other. We walk past unnoticed, grab a drink and finally creep up while no one’s looking. “Are you the geezer from Turin Brakes?” asks Clash. “Yeah,” smiles lead singer Olly Knights with an outstretched arm. “The rest of the band will be here in a minute.” By the rest of the band he means childhood friend and partner in crime Gale Paridjanian. Looking more like an eastern European gangster than a guitarist with his shaven head, goatee beard and slight pigtail, Gale bowls over a few minutes later with a pint of coke and a cup of coffee. He greets us before he turns to Olly and smiles: “Hi I’m Gale. Pleased to meet you.” They both crack up.