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TRAVIS - The Boy With No Name
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Not prone to dressing in Horrors-black or boasting Pete Doherty-style “issues”, Travis have often found themselves in danger of being dismissed as too square by those cracking the whip at the rock’n’roll circus. In fact, the unassuming quartet have quietly gone about their business of setting up home in people’s hearts, the lack of extracurricular distractions allowing them to concentrate on crafting the kind of anthems that don’t rely on bombast to capture a crowd....full text |
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| IndieLondon |
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CHRIS Martin recently credited Travis with being the band that helped to “invent” Coldplay. They were the original purveyors of moody, bittersweet pop following hits such as Writing To Reach You, Driftwood and Why Does It Always Rain On Me?. And they certainly paved the way for some of the acts of the moment to ply their trade on such a big scale – most notably Snow Patrol....full text |
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| Virgin |
| Only kidding! Travis are back, but not much has changed. Whether or not this is a good thing is up to you - some are seduced by their clever lyrics and wistful melodies, others are put off by occasional lapses into sixth-form melancholy. The band have been working recently with producers such as Brian Eno and Nigel Godrich (Radiohead producer and legendary hardass) - have they whipped the boys into shape?...full text |
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