Travis: The Boy With No Name : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone

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It's been four years since their last album, and Travis are trying to make up for lost time with The Boy With No Name, which is produced by longtime collaborator Nigel Godrich and sounds like an inferior remake of their 1999 album, The Man Who. Occasionally they attempt to rise above their signature light Brit-pop sound with slightly heavier tunes like "My Eyes Wide Open," but it comes off as forced. They're clearly more comfortable with schmaltz like the opener, "3 Times and You Lose," which is accentuated by a nice string section. Unsolicited advice: Producer Godrich needs to help Travis get past their Bends period and into OK Computer.