Features
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, May 7 2012
Counting Crows: Underwater Sunshine (or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation)
Fifteen covers performed with as fine a sense of group interplay as you’ll find outside the jazz world.
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.
Blogs
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…
