AMG Review of Bottled at Source: The Best of the Source Years

James Christopher Monger
All Music Guide

Virgin Records' Bottled at Source: The Best of the Source Years collects 34 tracks culled from unassuming Brit-pop duo Turin Brakes' first decade. Friends since elementary school, Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian started releasing records together under the moniker in 1999, and their contemplative, quietly anthemic brand of folk-infused modern rock (think Starsailor, Kings of Convenience, Elbow, and Coldplay) soon earned them numerous accolades in their British homeland. Released to coincide with the tenth anniversary of their debut single, "The Door," the two-disc Bottled at Source features a 17-track studio overview and a 17-track collection of B-sides and live/unreleased tracks.