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Monday, February 14 2011

Musical Polygamy: An Interview with Travis' Fran Healy

Taking a break from his 14 years of fronting Travis, Fran Healy gets Neko Case and Paul McCartney to help contribute to his first solo outing, and, in sitting down with PopMatters, reveals how these collaborations came into fruition, how intentional Travis' album art really was, and why he now feels like he's committing musical polygamy ...


Reviews

Monday, October 4 2010

Fran Healy: Wreckorder

Travis' chief singer and songwriter goes it alone. Some of it sounds like his band and some of it does not -- not a bad way to start a solo career.


Tuesday, November 4 2008

Travis: Ode to J. Smith

In Brit terms, this is more Libertines than Coldplay. In other words, this is a real rock record. It’s morbid rather than morose, bluesy not blue.


Thursday, May 17 2007

Travis: The Boy With No Name

After the lackluster 12 Memories, Travis has rebounded nicely by sticking to its strengths.


Tuesday, January 6 2004

Travis: 12 Memories


Thursday, April 4 2002

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Friday, July 30 2010

Fran Healy Streams New Song

Travis frontman Fran Healy is set to release his first solo album, Wreckorder, on October 5th. The first single, "Buttercups", is now available for streaming…


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