Turin Brakes are an English band, comprising the original duo Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian, and long-term collaborators Rob Allum and Eddie Myer. They had a UK top 5 hit in 2003 with their song "Painkiller (Summer Rain)". Since starting out in 1999, the band have sold about one million records worldwide. They are currently signed to Cooking Vinyl. == History == === 1999–2001: Formation and The Optimist LP === The band was started by long-time friends Knights and Paridjanian.... [more on Wikipedia]