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20th Anniversary Reissue of The Invisible Band Out Now via Craft
Mar 01, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Travis have announced a tour for November 2022, where they will play in select U.S. cities. Tickets will go on sale this Friday (March 4) at 10 a.m. local time. A few weeks ago, the band performed their 2001 hit “Sing” on The Kelly Clarkson Show. More
20th Anniversary Reissue of The Invisible Band Due Out December 3 via Craft
Oct 05, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Travis have announced a 20th anniversary reissue of their third studio album, The Invisible Band. The reissue, which features the original album remastered by Grammy Award-winning engineer Emily Lazar, includes unreleased demos, live sessions, and alternate takes. The band has shared a new song from the reissue titled “Swing,” an early working version of their hit “Sing.” They have also announced a new tour set for 2022. The reissue will be out on December 3 via Craft. More
Our Podcast Also Airs on the Virginia NPR Affiliate Radio Station
Dec 03, 2020
By Celine Teo-Blockey
This year we launched a new podcast, simply titled Under the Radar, and also announced that as well as being available on all podcasting platforms the podcast will also be airing on WLUR, an NPR affiliate based in Lexington, VA (the city where Under the Radar is currently based). Our sixth episode, featuring an interview with Fran Healy, frontman of Scotish rockers Travis is airing today (Thursday, December 3) at 5 p.m. EST. More
The Sixth Episode of the Simply Titled Under the Radar Is Out Now on Major Podcasting Platforms
Oct 30, 2020
By Celine Teo-Blockey
For episode six of the Under the Radar Podcast we spoke to Travis frontman Fran Healy. More
10 Songs Due Out This Friday via BMG
Oct 06, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Travis are releasing a new album, 10 Songs, this Friday on BMG. Now they have shared another song from it, “Waving At the Window.” “This is no rehearsal/This is the take,” sings frontman Fran Healy at the start of the delicate but propulsive single. Listen below. More
10 Songs Due Out October via BMG
Sep 16, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Travis are releasing a new album, 10 Songs, on October 9 on BMG. Now they have shared another song from it, “All Fall Down,” via a lyric a video directed by frontman Fran Healy.
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Plus Tim Heidecker, Tunng, Travis, The Flaming Lips, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 28, 2020
By Christopher Roberts (with Jennifer Irving and Samantha Small)
Welcome to the 34th Songs of the Week of 2020. The Republican National Convention was this week, in which President Trump and his party attempted to convince the country that if Joe Biden and the Democrats take over it will be a lawless land with a defunded police and riots in every city (um…no, that won’t happen). In a nomination acceptance speech on the White House lawn (which was a breach of protocol), complete with fireworks and an opera singer, Trump tried to pull one over on America that he has handled the coronavirus well (um…no, that hasn’t happened). More
10 Songs Due Out October via BMG
Aug 24, 2020
By Samantha Small
Leave it to Twitter to form an unlikely, but fantastic pairing like that of Travis’ Fran Healy and The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs. Hoffs admired Healy’s voice, some dm’s ensued, and soon the two birthed “The Only Thing.” More
Plus My Morning Jacket, Liv.e, Travis, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 10, 2020
By Christopher Roberts (with Samantha Small and Julian Roberts-Grmela)
Welcome to the 27th Songs of the Week of 2020. There was a brief time when maybe one could have felt cautiously optimistic about the coronavirus, when it felt like it was okay to at least leave the house and interact with people outdoors in a socially distant way, but now it’s all feeling dire again, with COVID-19 cases soaring across the land. And we know who to blame. More
10 Songs Due Out October 9 via BMG
Jul 08, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Scottish rockers Travis are releasing a new album, 10 Songs, on October 9 via BMG. Now they have shared another song from it, “Valentine.” More
Plus Leon Bridges, Plants and Animals, Michael Stipe, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 12, 2020
By Christopher Roberts (with Mark Moody and Samantha Small)
Welcome to the 23rd Songs of the Week of 2020. It was a bit more of a chill week than last week. Black Lives Matter protests continued across the world, but generally remained peaceful. More
10 Songs Due Out October 9 via BMG
Jun 10, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Scottish rockers Travis made a splash in the late 1990s with a pair of well-received albums—1997’s Good Feeling and 1999’s Nigel Godrich-produced sophomore album, The Man Who—but they never really went away, releasing six more albums this century. Now they have announced a new one, the accurately titled 10 Songs (wouldn’t it be funny if it actually had nine songs on it), and recently shared its first single, “A Ghost,” via a video for the track created while under quarantine by frontman Fran Healy and his 14-year-old son Clay. More
Volume 1 Out Now via Dualtone/Entertainment One/Bella Union
Jun 08, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
The members of Midlake (Eric Pulido, McKenzie Smith, Joey McClellan, and Jesse Chandler) have a new supergroup named BNQT that features vocals by Pulido, but also notable singers from four other bands: Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell, Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, Grandaddy‘s Jason Lytle, and Travis’ Fran Healy. More
Volume 1 Due Out April 28 via Dualtone/Entertainment One/Bella Union
Apr 13, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
The members of Midlake (Eric Pulido, McKenzie Smith, Joey McClellan, and Jesse Chandler) have a new supergroup named BNQT that features vocals by Pulido, but also notable singers from four other bands: Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell, Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, Grandaddy‘s Jason Lytle, and Travis’ Fran Healy. BNQT’s debut album, Volume 1, is due out April 28 via Dualtone/Entertainment One/Bella Union. More
Volume 1 Due Out April 28 via Dualtone/Entertainment One/Bella Union
Mar 24, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
The members of Midlake (Eric Pulido, McKenzie Smith, Joey McClellan, and Jesse Chandler) have a new supergroup named BNQT that features vocals by Pulido, but also notable singers from four other bands: Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell, Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, Grandaddy‘s Jason Lytle, and Travis’ Fran Healy. More
Volume 1 Due Out April 28 via Dualtone/Entertainment One/Bella Union, Listen to "Restart"
Jan 30, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
The members of Midlake (Eric Pulido, McKenzie Smith, Joey McClellan, and Jesse Chandler) have a new supergroup named BNQT that features vocals by Pulido, but also notable singers from four other bands: Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell, Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, Grandaddy‘s Jason Lytle, and Travis’ Fran Healy. More
Everything At Once Out Digitally Now, Out in Physical Formats This Friday
May 25, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
It’s crazy to think that it’s been 19 years since the release of Travis’ well-received debut album, 1997’s Good Feeling (which included the fantastic single “All I Want to Do Is Rock”). It was 1999’s Nigel Godrich-produced sophomore album, the gorgeous The Man Who, that really cemented the Scottish band’s legacy and garnered them international acclaim. More
Experience Small Shows Billed Under a Big Name
Sep 08, 2009
By Michele Yamamoto
Travis frontman, Fran Healy, has announced an upcoming tour spanning the U.S. and Canada with just Andy Dunlop, Travis guitarist, at his side. And judging from the name of the tour, shenanigans are sure to ensue. More
Reviews
Jun 10, 2021
By Ian King
Travis’ debut album has a distinct identity in their decades-spanning catalog. Something of an oddity in a good way, there is more going on under the surface than its boldface first impression. More
Aug 22, 2013
By Lily Moayeri
Travis were championed by Oasis’ Noel Gallagher in 1997, back when that might have meant something. These days that doesn’t mean much and Travis doesn’t either. More
Nov 02, 2008
By Lily Moayeri
These days being championed by Oasis doesn’t do anything for your musical career. But in the mid-’90s, when Travis first came on the scene, Noel Gallagher’s endorsement brought much public awareness to the young Scottish group. More