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September 17, 2008

New Travis Video - "Song To Self"

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Fran's guys have an album coming out this month, and at this rate they'll have a video for every song within a month or two. Following up on the 10' tall guitar solos of "Something Anything" and the 40-hour elevator ride of "J Smith," Mr. Healy finds himself, according to the band's YouTube page, "Caught in a lonely freaked out acid hinterland created by the video director Nick Hooker." He does look caught and lonely (yes I noticed the track title) in the vid's volcanic astral plane, stuck in the sort of self-pitying contemplative mood that drives me to drink and smoke too much, but drives Travis to churn out that good ol' rafter raising, introspective-yet-soaring rock. It's like if Bono was wondering why it always rains on him, only more believable than that would be these days.

No, not original, but yes, better than most of the field mining similar terrain. Ode To J. Smith is due out 9/29 on the band's Red Telephone Box label. Looking forward to it.

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Nice!!!!

Posted by: Lilly at 09/17/08 12:09 PM  | Reply
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fantastic!!!

Posted by: rob z at 09/17/08 12:32 PM  | Reply
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Any idea if this album has a US release date, or is just scheduled for the UK right now?

Posted by: Michael at 09/17/08 2:24 PM  | Reply
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It's out Sept. 29th in the UK, early October for more of Europe, and not until Nov. 4 in the US.

Posted by: quarterlyFlush at 09/17/08 5:54 PM  | Reply
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Excellent, saves me money from importing the thing.

Posted by: Michael  in reply to quarterlyFlush's comment at 09/18/08 8:06 AM  | Reply
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Travis is not THIS Travis as few years ago...

Posted by: muzyczna.pl profile link at 09/18/08 3:44 AM  | Reply
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Why should they (or any band for that matter) be the same band as they were a few years ago. I am getting the feeling this will be their strongest album since "The Invisible Band."

Posted by: Krowa  in reply to muzyczna.pl's comment at 09/18/08 8:09 AM  | Reply
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