J. Smith was the first song to be released from Travis' sixth studio album Ode to J. Smith, regardless of the fact that it was not released as an official single. The song was released as a vinyl LP limited to 1000 copies, along with the tracks Get Up and Sarah on 30 June 2008. The song reached #1 in the BBC UK Indie charts on July 6, something unprecedented due to the low amount of vinyls pressed. Fran Healy, the lead singer of Travis explained on Travis' official website about the writing of J. Smith. He says, " came from nowhere. The strange thing was, I knew immed… read more
J. Smith was the first song to be released from Travis' sixth studio album Ode to J. Smith, regardless of the fact that it was not released as a… read more
J. Smith was the first song to be released from Travis' sixth studio album Ode to J. Smith, regardless of the fact that it was not released as an official single. The song was relea… read more
Travis is a Scottish indie band formed in Glasgow in 1990, composed of Fran Healy (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Dougie Payne (bass guitar, backing vocals), Andy Dunlop (lead guitar, banjo, backing vocals) and Neil Primrose (drums, percussion). The band's name comes from the character Travis Henderson (played by Harry Dean Stanton) from the film Paris, Texas (1984). The band released their debut album, Good Feeling (1997), to moderate success where it debuted at number nine on the UK Albums Chart and was later awarded a silver certification from the BPI in January 2000. The band… read more
Travis is a Scottish indie band formed in Glasgow in 1990, composed of Fran Healy (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Dougie Payne (bass guitar, backing vocals), Andy Dunlop (lead guitar, banjo, … read more
Travis is a Scottish indie band formed in Glasgow in 1990, composed of Fran Healy (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Dougie Payne (bass guitar, backing vocals), Andy Dunlop (lead guitar, banjo, backing vocals) and Neil Primrose (drums, perc… read more