The Tourniquet

The Tourniquet
Studio album by Magnet
Released	May 30, 2005 (Norway) August 22, 2005 (UK) August 31, 2005 (Japan) February 14, 2006 (US)
Recorded	Bolero Levende Lyd; Krabbe; Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	40:36
Label	Atlantic Filter Recordings (US)
Producer	Magnet, Jason Falkner, Jørgen Træen, Yngve Sætre
Magnet chronology
On Your Side (2003)On Your Side2003 The Tourniquet (2005) The Simple Life (2007)The Simple Life2007

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Gigwise.com	[3]
musicOMH	(positive)[4]
Pitchfork Media	(4.1/10)[5]
PopMatters	(6/10)[6]
Slant Magazine	[7]

The Tourniquet is Magnet's third album, first released in Norway on May 30, 2005 where it debuted on the album chart at #2. The album is named after the drink "The Tourniquet," which Even sampled "in a Singapore airport bar, en route back from Los Angeles after recording there."^[8] There were two singles released from the album: "Hold On" in August 2005, and "Fall at Your Feet" in December 2005. The song "Believe" was scheduled to be the third single but was canceled. The American edition of the album includes the song "This Bird Can Never Fly" as a bonus track. The song originally appeared as the B-side to "Fall at Your Feet."

Track listing

1. "Hold On" – 5:00
2. "Duracellia" – 4:01
3. "The Pacemaker" – 5:06
4. "Believe" – 3:37
5. "All You Ask" – 4:07
6. "Deadlock" – 4:04
7. "Fall at Your Feet" – 3:27
8. "Blow by Blow" – 3:59
9. "Miss Her So" – 3:41
10. "Jaws" – 3:34

US-only bonus track

11. "This Bird Can Never Fly" – 3:16

Singles

• "Hold On" (August 15, 2005)
• "Fall at Your Feet" (December 5, 2005)

Norwegian reviews

• Aftenposten link
• BT.no link
• Dagbladet.no link
• Dagsavisen link
• Panorama link
• Varden link
• VG Nett link

References

1. ↑ "The Tourniquet by Magnet". Retrieved 19 September 2016. 
2. ↑ Allmusic review
3. ↑ Gigwise.com review
4. ↑ musicOMH review
5. ↑ "Magnet: The Tourniquet Album Review - Pitchfork". Retrieved 19 September 2016. 
6. ↑ "Magnet: The Tourniquet". Retrieved 19 September 2016. 
7. ↑ "Slant Magazine". Retrieved 19 September 2016. 
8. ↑ "MIC". Retrieved 19 September 2016.