Travis - The Boy With No Name

Olle Kamellen III

Band: Travis
Land: Schottland
Gründung: 1990
Mitglieder: Fran Healey (Gesang, Gitarre), Andy Dunlop (Gitarre, Gesang), Dougie Payne (Bass), Neil Primrose (Schlagzeug)
Genre: Brit-Pop, Indie-Pop
Musikalische Einflüsse: The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Jeff Buckley, Oasis
Referenzbands: Starsailor, Coldplay, Turin Brakes
Bisherige Alben: Good Feeling (1997), The Man Who (1999), The Invisible Band (2001), 12 Memories (2003)
Größter Single-Hit: „Sing“ (UK #3)
Aktuelles Album: The Boy With No Name
VÖ: 4. Mai 2007
Produzent: Travis, Mike Hedges, Nigel Godrich
Prominente Gastmusiker: KT Tunstall
Presse: 5,4 von 10 Punkten (bei 15 Bewertungen)

The Boy With No Name has a handful of absolute crackers, proving that Travis are still capable of penning a tune that wraps its tendrils around your ears and won’t let go until at least four minutes have passed. (Hot Press)

There are no surprises or unexpected turns and the overall dearth of spontaneity ensures an empty and shallow experience. (Dot Music)

Occasionally they attempt to rise above their signature light Brit-pop sound with slightly heavier tunes like "My Eyes Wide Open," but it comes off as forced. (Rolling Stone)

For a band with such a legacy, and a pre-millennium back catalogue to die for, this record feels hollow and uninspiring. (Drowned in Sound)

'The Boy With No Name' is everything you'd expect from a new Travis album and less. (NME)

Video/MP3:
„Closer“ (Video; MP3)
„Selfish Jean“ (Video; MP3)