Healy says this album was born out of a rush of creative urgency a need to make a record.
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Smith may be travis weakest record from the peak era of 1999 2008 but that s huge testament to just how impressive the band was during that stretch.
Smith is definitely way more rock more electric more louder than what i was expecting.
Smith is definitely way more rock more electric more louder than what i was expecting.
Rock pop style.
I m so so on the first half but at track 6 last words it starts sounding a bit more like a traditional travis album with a sweet banjo thrown in for good measure.
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Luckily for more traditional minded fans the record would prove to be a short lived detour from the more heartfelt stylings with which travis is most proficient.
Soft rock pop rock indie rock travis ode to j smith 2008 gatefold vinyl discogs.
I m so so on the first half but at track 6 last words it starts sounding a bit more like a traditional travis album with a sweet banjo thrown in for good measure.
It has to be amazing the most cohesive thing we ve ever done.
I definitely liked the back half better than the first.
The vinyl has never been played however due to storage there is some marking on the sleeve as depicted in the photos.
The album was recorded at rak studios in london and produced by emery dobyns antony the johnsons patti smith battles and mixed at electric lady studios in ny.
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Smith by travis is 11 tracks of their loudest edgiest and most arresting record yet.