Glasgow’s multiple BRIT and Ivor Novello-winning songwriting giants Travis today release L.A. Times Deluxe, available digitally. Listen here.
This deluxe version includes both the full new studio album and intimate, stripped-back versions of all 10 tracks, offering fans 20 songs in a single release, including previously unreleased tracks ‘Live It All Again (Stripped)’, ‘Alive (Stripped)’, ‘Home (Stripped)’ and ‘I Hope That You Spontaneously Combust (Stripped)’.
As telegraphed by singles ‘Alive’, ‘Bus’ and ‘Gaslight’, which have all seen playlisting across multiple national radio stations, L.A. Times sees Travis stepping into a bold new era. It marks a significant milestone for the band, released 25 years after their breakthrough #1 album, The Man Who, which is certified 9x Platinum in the UK alone.
The album arrived amidst a busy summer of live activity, including a massive UK arena support tour with their friends The Killers, which ended with a six-night run at the O2 Arena. They have just returned from touring Europe and opening Radio 2 In The Park 2024, before hitting South America, the UK and the USA on their headline world tour in support of L.A. Times.
L.A. Times was written by Fran Healy in his studio on the edge of Skid Row, Los Angeles, the city he has called home for the last decade. Its ten songs see their creator, inevitably, trying to make sense of the road travelled to this point – a sentiment reflected in the stunning album cover photograph. Echoing some of Travis’ most beloved records – The Man Who, The Invisible Band and The Boy With No Name – we’re greeted anew by four distant figures amongst vast surroundings, this time beneath the concrete and glitter of downtown Los Angeles at night. An unbroken line-up since their formation at the Glasgow School of Art in the 1990s, the coordinates of their extraordinary journey together are marked by this latest in a series of arresting images by world-renowned photographer and Travis collaborator for over 20 years, Stefan Ruiz.
Travis will kick off the UK leg of the Raze The Bar Tour at Leeds O2 Academy on 5th December, with performances in Manchester, Liverpool, Wolverhampton, Nottingham, London and more, before returning to Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on 21st December for a massive homecoming moment for one of the city’s best loved local bands. They’ll be supported by Hamish Hawk across all the UK dates. Remaining tickets available here.
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