L.A. Times Travis

• 1Bus03:23
• 2Raze the Bar03:05
• 3Live It All Again03:23
• 4Gaslight03:23
• 5Alive02:48
• 6Home03:05
• 7I Hope That You Spontaneously Combust02:18
• 8Naked In New York City04:23
• 9The River02:16
• 10L.A. Times04:08
• 11Bus (Stripped)03:18
• 12Raze the Bar (Stripped)03:06
• 13Gaslight (Stripped)03:32
• 14Naked In New York City (Stripped)04:21
• 15The River (Stripped)01:42
• 16L.A. Times (Stripped)04:18
• Total Runtime52:29

Info for L.A. Times

Glasgow’s multiple BRIT and Ivor Novello-winning songwriting giants Travis return with the announcement of L.A. Times, their tenth studio album.

Produced by Tony Hoffer (Air, Beck, Phoenix),L.A. Times was written by Fran Healy in his studio on the edge of Skid Row, Los Angeles, the city he has called home for the last decade.

He describes L.A. Times as Travis’ “most personal album since The Man Who”. Its ten songs see their creator, inevitably, trying to make sense of the road travelled to this point-a sentiment reflected in the stunning album cover photograph. Echoing some of Travis’ most beloved records–The Man Who, The Invisible Band and The Boy With No Name-we’re greeted anew by four distant figures amongst vast surroundings, this time beneath the concrete and glitter of downtown Los Angeles at night. An unbroken line-up since their formation at the Glasgow School of Art in the 1990s, the coordinates of their extraordinary journey together are marked by this latest in a series of arresting images by world-renowned photographer and Travis collaborator for over 20 years, Stefan Ruiz.

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Formed in Glasgow in 1990, Travis (Fran Healy, vocals, guitar; Andy Dunlop, lead guitar; Dougie Payne, bass; Neil Primrose, drums) came of age during Britpop’s heyday, but always stood at a remove from that scene’s barely contained mania. When the Britpop hangover kicked in at the end of the ’90s, Travis’ gentle, uplifting songs were the perfect antidote for the chaos of the preceding years. From its title on down, Good Feeling set the mood: an upbeat album unafraid to wear its emotions on its sleeve. By the time Travis took to Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage in 1999, delivering a career-defining performance, they were poised to become household names, opening the door for a new generation of introspective songwriters to come through.

Entering the new millennium as one of the biggest bands in the UK following the success of sophomore album, 1999’sThe Man Who (now certified 9x platinum, with over 2.7 million albums sold in the UK), Travis spent the remainder of the ’00s developing their sound without ever forgetting their core commitment to songwriting. The Invisible Band (2001) consolidated the group’s status as the grown-ups’ indie rock band of choice, while 2003’s 12 Memories revealed a newfound electronica influence. 2007’s The Boy With No Name was the band’s most eclectic album to date, and, in the years since, the group have only continued to build on their enduring appeal. 2008’s Ode to J Smith included the fan-favorite single ‘Something Anything’, while Where You Stand (2013) and Everything At Once (2016) returned Travis to the UK Top 5. Travis’ emotionally charged and deeply heartfelt ninth studio album, 10 Songs (2020), marked another new chapter in the band’s extraordinarily prolific and unflappable career. 10 Songs is yet another body of work that showcases the band as one of the UK’s finest song writing exports.

This album contains no booklet.