Song To Self: Formats and Pre-order

Travis will kick off the new year with the release of their second single from the critically acclaimed album Ode To J Smith.

Song To Self will be released on January 5th and will be available via digital download and on limited 7” vinyl. Both formats include The Ballad Of J Smith, a new song unavailable elsewhere.

The 7″ features a special extended version of Song To Self containing a whole new musical section, and the first 200 orders received for the vinyl format will be signed by Travis.

A live favourite of the band and fans at recent shows, Song To Self sees Travis at their intimately anthemic best.

Travis: Single and Album Release Details

The new single ‘Something Anything’ out Monday! Travis release their new single Something Anything this Monday (15th September) in the UK on CD, vinyl and digital download. ‘this track is raw, coarse and straight to the point. For those who miss the Travis of the mid-90’s, you’ll be thoroughly pleased to hear they have truly returned.’ - CMU Daily You can pre-order Something Anything at this link. European Single Release: Song To Self As mentioned by Fran last week on the messageboard, Song To Self will be the first single from the album in other territories,and will be available via digital download on September the 19th in Germany,Switzerland,Austria with the same b-sides as the UK CD single. Ode To J. Smith: International Release Dates Travis release their eagerly awaited sixth studio album Ode To J. Smith later this month, see below for release dates around the world. You can pre-order the album at this link.

Ode To J. Smith: Tracklisting and Pre-order

Travis are pleased to confirm the tracklisting of their eagerly awaited
new album Ode To J. Smith, which will be released on
Monday the 29th September (UK) in CD, vinyl and digital formats.

Both the CD and Vinyl formats of the album are now available
for pre-order at this link.

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Something Anything Video
You can now view the video for Something Anything at Travisonline.
For the promo, the band teamed up once more with director Michael Baldwin.
In the video Andy grows to over 10ft tall to tackle the searing guitar solo in the song,leaving the rest of the band suitably awestruck!

Something Anything will be released on CD, 7″ vinyl and digital formats
on the 15th September (UK). You can pre-order the single here.

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Vote for Something Anything
The single is also one of the songs featured on Steve Lamacq’s Rebel Playlist
this week and is up for the public vote against The Spinto Band and Gotye.
Voting closes at midnight on Sunday (17th Aug),
so please feel free to lend your support.

To vote, scroll down to the bottom of the page at this link.

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Travis recently announced a UK tour starting in September
to support the release of the new album and single.
For all confirmed dates and ticketing links (where available)
check the Live Dates page.

DE VOTE

Fran posted a new myspace blog.

“Hello all.
You may or may not know but we have a new single coming out soon.
It’s called Something Anything and is taken from the new album.
It’s one of the songs featured on Steve Lamacq’s Rebel Playlist this week
and is up for the public vote against The Spinto Band and Gotye.

Voting closes at midnight on Sunday (17th Aug),
so please feel free to lend your support. To vote follow this link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/steve_lamacq/index.shtml

and scroll down to bottom of page.

VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!

Fran “

“Something Anything” Video

Check out the video for Something Anything,
the first single from Travis‘ new album Ode To J. Smith.

The single will be released on the band’s very own Red Telephone Box label
on 15th September (UK) and will be available on 7” vinyl, CD
and as a download.

Additional tracks include a cover of The Kinks classic “Lola“
and two new songs all unavailable elsewhere.

Track listings are as follows:

Something Anything CD / Digital download:
01: Something Anything
02: Tail Of The Tiger
03: Used To Belong

Something Anything 7” Vinyl:
A: Something Anything
B: Lola

You can now pre-order the single from this link

Pre-order New Album For £8.99

Travis: Ode To J Smith
CD: £8.99 | LP: £13.99 | 29.09.2008 | Preorder Now

Travis return with album number six on their own re-ignited
Red Telephone Box record label.

click here to pre-order now from the official Travis online store

“Something Anything” video preview

Watch the video for Travis’ new single @ thesun.co.uk

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Don’t forget to preorder the single here: TRAVIS ONLINE STORE

Pre-Order Something Anything
Exclusive Bundle CD, 7” & Digital Single Bundle
3 Formats for £4 – Release Date: 15/09/2008
Price: £4.00

Something Anything
7” Vinyl – Release Date: 15/09/2008
Price: £0.99

Something Anything
CD Single – Release Date: 15/09/2008
Price: £1.99

New Single: Something Anything

Pre-Order Something Anything
Exclusive Bundle CD, 7” & Digital Single Bundle
3 Formats for £4 – Release Date: 15/09/2008
Price: £4.00

Something Anything Exclusive Bundle CD, 7” & Digital Single Bundle for £4

CD Single
1. Something Anything
2. Tail Of The Tiger
3. Used To Belong

7” Vinyl
a) Something Anything
b) Lola

Digital Bundle
1. Something Anything
2. Tail Of The Tiger
3. Used To Belong

Pre-order here: TRAVIS ONLINE STORE

Ode To J. Smith – the new album

Travis will release their sixth studio album, Ode To J. Smith on the 29th of September on CD, vinyl and digital download.

In 1996 Fran Healy borrowed £600 from his mum to pay for the recording of Travis’s debut single. That track, the rousingly self-descriptive All I Wanna Do Is Rock, was released on their own label Red Telephone Box, with a sleeve designed by Fran.

Fast forward twelve years – during which time they have shifted ten million albums, scored numerous accolades and headlined festivals all over the world – and Travis are back at the helm, having re-ignited Red Telephone Box for the release of Ode To J Smith, their new album released on September 29th.

‘Usually I write a bunch of songs over a year and then we record them and piece it together. But this album was born out of a rush of creative urgency; a need to make a record, it has to be amazing. Perhaps that’s why Ode To J Smith is the most cohesive thing we’ve ever done. When you move so quickly there is very little time to reflect. You have to be decisive’.
- Fran

Fran on Radio 2: Wed, 6th Aug

You can listen to an exclusive interview with Fran this Wednesday,
6th of August on Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie’s evening show

Tune in to BBC Radio 2 (20:00 – 22:00) to hear Fran chat about the new single and album.

Travis announce new single,album & UK tour

Travis Announce New Single, Album and UK Tour
Having scored a No. 1 on the indie singles chart with their limited edition J Smith EP, Travis are pleased to announce the release of a new single Something Anything on September 15th, followed by a 12 date UK tour in the lead up to the release of their new album Ode To J. Smith on September 29th.

Something Anything sees Travis mine a seam of tough beat led grooves and guitar licks, landing someplace between the breakthrough stomp of Good Feeling and garage band of All I Wanna Do Is Rock. For the video, the band team up once more with Michael Baldwin – who directed all the videos for The Boy With No Name – and take Andy’s driving guitar riff as the centre piece for a video that sees a 10ft tall Andy tearing into a solo that leaves the rest of the band suitably awestruck.

The single will be released on the band’s very own Red Telephone Box label and will be available on 7”, CD and as a download. Additional tracks include a cover of The Kinks classic Lola and two new songs all unavailable elsewhere. Track listings are as follows:

Something Anything CD / Digital download:
01: Something Anything
02: Tail Of The Tiger
03: Used To Belong

Something Anything 7” Vinyl:
A: Something Anything
B: Lola

UK Tour Dates / Pre-sale
Travis have been showcasing songs from Ode To J Smith at selective festival and club dates across Europe and most recently the Far East. A full UK tour has now been lined up for the autumn coinciding with the album’s release.

Pre-sale tickets for these shows will be available from 9am, Thursday 31st July at:

http://www.gigsandtours.com/?s=travis&site=pretravis

General sales start 9am Friday 1st August from www.gigsandtours.com or the 24 hour CC line on 0871 2200 260. Full UK tour dates are as follows:

22 SEP: INVERNESS, IRONWORKS
23 SEP: ABERDEEN, MUSIC HALL
25 SEP: EDINBURGH, PICTURE HOUSE
28 SEP: MANCHESTER, THE RITZ
29 SEP: LIVERPOOL, ACADEMY
30 SEP: WOLVERHAMPTON, WULFRUN HALL
02 OCT: NEWCASTLE, UNIVERSITY
03 OCT: NORWICH, UEA
04 OCT: PORTSMOUTH, PYRAMIDS CENTRE
06 OCT: BATH, PAVILLION
07 OCT: SHEFFIELD, LEADMILL
08 OCT: LONDON, ASTORIA

THE NEW ALBUM
Ode To J Smith is Travis’s loudest, edgiest and most arresting record since their debut. Written in 5 weeks and recorded in just 14 days, it’s the sound of a band re-born, re-inspired and re-energised.

“we wanted this record to have some rough edges. In the past we might have been guilty of making really beautiful things that were so smooth you almost slipped off them. You can’t say that about this one. We really pushed ourselves. It’s like prog-pop; lots happening in about three minutes” – Dougie.

Ode to J. Smith will be released on Sept 29th with full details to be announced shortly.

J. Smith EP Out Now!

Travis new release, the J. Smith EP is out now in limited edition 10″ vinyl
and digital download formats.

“a gritty but ambitious track that take the rock operas of The Who as a starting point, with a slight detour to include the choir from Bowie’s Velvet Goldmine….bodes well for new LP Ode To J Smith.” – The News of the World.

“Echoing the Eighties rock sound of the Police, the title track from Travis’ album Ode to J Smith is taken to epic levels by masterful guitar and a Latin choir” – The Observer

Buy online from:
http://travis.trinitystreetdirect.com

Please welcome… J Smith

Fran posted this message on Travis’ myspace.

“Hello there.
I was sitting in our hotel today and thought
“Why don’t we put up the new song”.
It’s out Monday.
It’d be nice for y’all to hear it.
So… please welcome… J Smith.“

Visit www.myspace.com/travis to listen to the new song.

Ode To J. Smith release date: 29th September

Travis Returns With ‘Ode’, New Label Deal
By Lars Brandle, London

Scottish melodic rock quartet Travis is lining up a late September release for their sixth studio album, which will arrive through the resuscitated Red Telephone Box label.

The new album, “Ode To J Smith,” will land on September 29, thanks to a new label and distribution agreement struck with Integral, a division of [PIAS] UK.

A limited edition 10″ vinyl recording of three new tracks will arrive this Monday (June 30). Those songs will also appear for sale on most legitimate download services. Fans who pre-order the EP on the band’s official Web site will receive a signed copy and the digital bundle for £3.99 ($7.80). A commercial single release will street on Sept. 18.

The new deal with Integral and the revival of Red Telephone Box marks the conclusion of the band’s fruitful collaboration with Independiente, through which Travis’s five albums sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, according to the group’s management.

Red Telephone Box was originally launched in 1996 to release Travis’ debut 10″ EP, “All I Want To Do Is Rock”. The following year, they signed with Independiente. Their most recent album, “The Boy With No Name,” opened at No. 4 in the United Kingdom following its release in May 2007, selling 36,000 copies in its first week, according to the Official U.K. Charts Company.

“This arrangement,” comments the band’s manager Ian McAndrew, of Wildlife Entertainment, “allows Travis to retain full creative control of their music and affords us the full support of the Integral team to assist in the running of the label.” Talks are ongoing to license the album abroad.

Integral specialises in providing services to record labels, artists and artist managers who want to independently release music both physically and digitally.

The firm will provide support and infrastructure to Red Telephone Box and will work closely with the band and their management to take full advantage of revenue-spinning opportunities.

source: billboard.biz

thanks to milos from Travis’ official messageboard

Pre-order the J. Smith EP

Travis are back with a new release on their own label, the J. Smith EP. Available in limited edition 10″ vinyl and digital download formats.

The three track EP will be released on Red Telephone Box, the label on which Travis released their debut EP, All I Want To Do Is Rock, in 1996. Fran, who turned designer for their debut, has once again provided the artwork. The EP will available for download and on limited edition 10” vinyl, while stocks last.

Produced by Emery Dobyns (Antony & The Johnsons, Patti Smith, Battles), the three songs were recorded in London’s Rak Studios and mixed in New York at Electric Lady Studios. The EP kicks off with J Smith, the title track from the forthcoming album Ode To J Smith, described by Fran as a 3 minute rock opera, and enlists the talents of The Crouch End Festival Chorus to add some epic scale to Travis’s rockiest outing since their debut EP All I Want To Do Is Rock. Also included are Get Up and Sarah, the latter being unavailable elsewhere.

All fans who buy from the link below will be able to purchase the 10″ for £3.49 or an exclusive bundle of the 3 track digital download and a signed copy of the 10″ vinyl for only £3.99. This pre-order is available now at:

http://travis.trinitystreetdirect.com

The album Ode to J Smith is now complete and scheduled for release in the autumn. Details will be announced shortly.

Travis are touring throughout the Summer playing a mix of festivals and their own headline shows, for full details please visit our Live Dates section at the site.

NEW ALBUM & CLUB DATES 2008

Travis are set to return to the studio in late February
to start work on their new album.

The band have also lined up a small number of special club shows
in early February where they shall exclusively perform their new material
before they commence recording. The dates are as follows:

07 February
Brighton, Concorde 2

08 February
Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms

10 February
Cambridge, Junction

11 February
Bristol, Trinity

12 February
Nottingham, Rescue Rooms

Tickets will go on general sale at 9.00am on Friday, December 21st
through http://www.gigsandtours.com/

source: TRAVISonline

Susie Hug

I discovered this great artist thanks to Travis.
She’s very talented and has a wonderful sweet voice.
If you like Travis you should buy her cd.
I did it.
And believe me,this album is a pure gem.
Great songs,Sweet voice,Fran as producer and Travis as backup band.
Who could ask for anything more?

Go buy it.NOW!!!

You can buy the CD or the MP3s here:

#CD Baby: SUSIE HUG: A Is For Album
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Acoustic melodic pop-rock from ex-Katydids singer/songwriter,
produced by Fran Healy, with Travis in backing band.

Susie Hug – A Is For Album © 2004 Bow Arrow Records Ltd
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01. Green To Gold
02. August Moon
03. Submarine
04. Fable
05. Animal Friends
06. Reason
07. Party Girls
08. Unbelievers
09. Amazed
10. Evergreen
11. Needles And Pins

Unbelievers (listen to a preview clip)

SUSIE HUG – BIOGRAPHY
Craig McLean, April 2004

The Travis messageboard is a busy place. Fans share gossip they’ve heard about the band’s new, or last, records; discuss the advisability of in-studio webcams; compare lists of Top Ten shows; rubbish rumours, start new ones, laugh at this or that haircut or style faux-pas.

Very often, they talk about songs. Which ones are best live, are easiest to sing when you’re drunk, make you cry/smile/sick.

Which of the umpteen songs that have poured from (usually) Fran Healy is the best overlooked gem. Here we’re talking b-sides – the place where good bands put interesting covers, or new versions of old songs, or stray numbers that there just wasn’t room for on the album.

Two songs crop up a lot: ‘Unbelievers’, which was on the single ‘Happy’, and ‘Reason’, which was on CD2 of ‘More Than Us’. Travis fans love those songs. They’re magic. But Travis didn’t write them. Susie Hug did. And now they’re coming out in their own right, on her album. About bloody time.

FREE Travis CD inside next weekend’s Mail on Sunday (30 September 2007)!

Next week The Mail on Sunday brings you yet another brilliant CD.

You’ll find a complete 12 track album by Travis FREE
inside every copy of the paper.
Not only does it include the massive hits Why Does It Always Rain On Me
and Sing,it also features their fantastic new single My Eyes,
which is already climbing up the charts.

This is the complete single which is now for sale
in the shops for around £4.00!
Exclusively compiled and approved by Travis themselves,
this is an absolutely sensational free CD.

Demand for the paper is bound to be huge,
so if you don’t have a regular order,
be sure to tell your newsagent to reserve you a copy.

Here’s the full track listing and don’t forget to reserve
your copy on Sunday 30 September!

Travis Mail on Sunday CD:
01. Why Does It Always Rain On Me?
02. Re-Offender
03. Sing
04. All I Want To Do Is Rock
05. Driftwood
06. Somewhere Else
07. My Eyes
08. Side
09. Three Times And You Lose
10. Slide Show
11. Good Feeling
12. Turn

Paper, Scissors, Rock: The return of Travis

Paper, Scissors, Rock: The return of Travis
By POLLY GRAHAM 21/09/07

Why does it always rain on me? Is it because I lied when I was 17? Even when the sun is shining, I can’t avoid the lightning. Why does it always rain on me?

No boys, you’ve got me. I never had a clue why it always chucked down on you, and even less idea why it should be connected to an adolescent fib.

But I do know this. Even though these are the most gratifyingly angst-ridden lines since Morrissey told us of his great night-clubbing success in How Soon Is Now? (‘So you go and you stand on your own/And you leave on your own/And you go home and you cry and you want to die…’), it is entirely impossible to read them without singing along. You almost want to reach for a lighter. It is so very annoying.

Of course, if I were more gracious, I suppose I would say it’s also as good a definition of a rock ‘n’ roll anthem as any. But I am not in a gracious mood; I have to meet the authors, the band Travis.

HEALY URGES FANS TO RECORD GIGS

TRAVIS frontman FRAN HEALY encourages fans of the band
to take pictures and film their concerts to post online,
because it gives them another perspective of their act.

The Scottish rocker has attacked American security guards
who recently confiscated audio equipment from Travis fans
at a U.S. gig – and has called on more devotees
to capture their performances on stage.

He says, “From a purely selfish view it helps me.I can go onto the internet
and check out a song – at any given time you have 100 amateur cameramen
taking a picture of your show from a variety of angles.
It’s a great way of finding out what works and what doesn’t.
The quality may not be great, but you get the vibe.”

source: contactmusic.com