Glasgow’s multiple BRIT and Ivor Novello-winning songwriting giants Travis today release their 10th studio album L.A Times, out now via BMG. Listen here.
As telegraphed by new tracks ‘Bus’ and ‘Gaslight’, which have both spent multiple weeks on widespread radio playlists including two BBC Radio 2 A lists, 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. It comes the day after they completed a massive UK arena support tour with their friends The Killers, which ended with a six-night run at the O2 Arena. The band then look forward to a headline world tour in support of L.A. Times.
Produced by Tony Hoffer (Air, Beck, Phoenix), 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 in December. The UK tour is part of a huge live season for Travis which started with The Killers tour. In August and September they will return to Europe for their first headline tour across the continent since 2016. In November the band play Corona City in Mexico with South American tour dates to be announced soon. They will then head to North America in January 2025 for 22 dates across the US and Canada.
L.A. Times is available digitally, on CD and vinyl. The album is also available as a limited deluxe 2CD package which includes a stripped-back version of the L.A. Times album, recorded between Dougie Payne’s Living Room, Glasgow, and Fran Healy’s Living Room, L.A.
HMV and indie stores have a limited edition green marble vinyl and the band’s official store has exclusive limited yellow vinyl and merch bundles. Order here.
L.A. Times Track Listing
1 - Bus
2 - Raze the Bar
3 - Live It All Again
4 - Gaslight
5 - Alive
6 - Home
7 - I Hope That You Spontaneously Combust
8 - Naked In New York City
9 - The River
10 - L.A. Times
Raze The Bar North America Headline Tour Dates 2025
21 January The Ritz, Raleigh, NC
22 January Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta, GA
24 January Factory at Deep Ellum, Dallas, TX
25 January Moody Theatre, Austin, TX
27 January Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ
28 January Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
29 January Fox Oakland, San Francisco, CA
31 January Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
1 February Commodore, Vancouver, BC
2 February Showbox, Seattle, WA
4 February The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT
5 February Summit Denver, CO
7 February Varsity Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
8 February Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
10 February Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI
11 February Agora, Cleveland, OH
12 February Concert Hall, Toronto, ON
14 February Webster Hall, New York, NY
15 February Royale, Boston, MA
16 February District Music Hall, Norwalk, CT
18 February Keswick Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
19 February 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
Raze The Bar European Headline Dates
26 August Paradiso, Amsterdam
28 August Razzmatazz, Barcelona
29 August Sala La Riviera, Madrid
31 August Bierhübeli, Switzerland
1 September Le Trianon, Paris
3 September Live Music Hall, Cologne
4 September Huxley’s Neue Welt, Berlin
5 September Docks, Hamburg
Raze The Bar Tour UK Headline Dates
5 December O2 Academy, Leeds
6 December Albert Hall, Manchester
8 December Olympia, Liverpool
9 December The Halls, Wolverhampton
10 December Rock City, Nottingham
11 December Dreamland, Margate
13 December O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London
15 December Beacon, Bristol
17 December Winter Gardens, Eastbourne
18 December Octagon, Sheffield
19 December City Hall, Newcastle
21 December OVO Hydro, Glasgow
Mind Of A Country Boy album due out on September 27
The album comes on the heels of a whirlwind few weeks for The Dare, who earned his first U.K. #1 alongside Charli xcx and Billie Eilish with their track “Guess”
Little Big III is the second album that Parks has recorded on Blue Note as a bandleader
Music Video for "Godspeed" Out Now
Paulette Celebrates Album Release w/ Launch of CowboyGirl Rangewear Line with Ely Cattleman, Available Exclusively at Over 200 Boot Barn Locations Beginning November 1, 2024
Lead Single “Happiness” Marks The Band’s First Ever No.1 Radio Single
Stats
Elapsed time: 0.0944 seconds
Memory useage: 1.14MB
V2.geronimo