The Invisible Band - Travis

Travis are not a music critics band. Unlike, say Radiohead to whom their earliest work owed a profuse debt, they have no interest in challenging the boundaries of modern music. Thus the third release from the Glaswegian band, offers no electronic experimentation, no forays into Jazz territory just twelve songs, traditionally performed with the chorus and verse formula all present and correct. Quite what Nigel Godritch who produced both bands new albums made of the gap between them would doubtless make interesting reading. So now we’ve ascertained that Travis have made no drastic U-turn in their sound a review is perhaps in order. ‘The Invisible ...  Read the complete review

Introduction. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Travis are back with their third album nicely titled “The Invisible Band” but this album just cements what a lot of us knew already, that this band are tops and will be around for a long time! The previous albums “Good Feeling” and “The Man Who” which became one of the most popular indie records ever follow the same sort of indie type pattern as this album. The Album Tracks. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The opening to the album is the top 5 hit smash “Sing”. Sing, with its catchy tune and cool food fight video was a great concoction. It begins the album in a freaky sort of way and ...  Read the complete review

Sorry about the title, it is my poor attempt at humor, and a joke at the title, ‘The Invisible Band’, just to save me having to explain it later. Anyway on with the feature presentation. This album may not exactly be the latest release, but this is Travis’s latest album and the follow up to ‘The Man Who’, something I really enjoyed when that was first released. After hearing a few of the singles off it, I decided to go and get it, they sounded as good as ever and promised a lot. Travis, consist of four members, the lead singer Fran Healey I have a lot of time for, I think he is a very talented singer and guitarist, as well ...  Read the complete review

'The Invisible Band' is the third album offering from Travis following the debut album 'Good Feeling' and the top selling 'The Man Who'. The third release from the Glaswegian band offers no experimentation from the standard indie/pop that has served them so well in the past and to all intents and purposes continues in the same vein as 'The Man Who'. ----------------- Track-by-Track ----------------- 1. Sing - The album begins with ‘Sing’ which recently featured in the charts and entered the top 5. A very melodic track with classic guitars and chorus which is easy to sing along to. All ...  Read the complete review

While it easy to take pot shots at indie bands that break into the mainstream (Stereophonics for example), there are examples of commercially successful bands that have remained true to their original gameplan. Radiohead are a prime example, Travis while probably lacking the gravitas of Radiohead are another. 'The Man Who..' struck a chord with those who had tired of the material being churned out by the countless manufactured pop bands. Here was a band that could seemingly write sweet guitar ditties at will. 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me' set the ball rolling while 'Coming Around' ensured their longevity in the public eye. This glare ...  Read the complete review