Album Reviews
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.
(Posted: May 14, 2007)
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