Fran Healy considers Travisâ inception, imagining a bay of little sailboats âwith all the bands and artists sitting in them, waiting on that freak gust of wind to blow them to fame & fortune.â For some it never comes. For Travis, it would yield a run of hits such as Sing, Why Does It Always Rain On Me, Driftwood, & lift them to unimaginable heights.
Thereâs something powerful about the fact that Travis is the same 4 musicians who first came to prominence in 1996. An unbroken line-up for an unbroken band â Fran Healy (vocals, guitar); Andy Dunlop (guitar); Dougie Payne (bass); & Neil Primrose (drums). By his own account, Travisâ new album, L.A. Times is Fran Healyâs most personal songwriting since âThe Man Whoâ. Honouring the unique chemistry that first united the band in Glasgow, if youâve heard the new single Gaslight, youâll have been reminded that whenTravis convene to make music, the resulting sound is impossible to mistake for any other band.