Multiple BRIT and Ivor Novello award-winning Glasgow songwriting giants Travis return with the announcement of LA Times, their tenth studio album, available July 12, 2024 via BMG.
Released today, new single 'Gaslight' is Travis' first new music since 2020. The song marks the beginning of a bold new era for the band. LA Times is an incredible achievement that comes 25 years after the band released their number one album. The man whoan album certified 9x Platinum in the UK only.
Bolstered by woodwinds, handclaps and a symphonic burst of gang vocals through the chorus, 'Gaslight' serves as an instant reminder of how, when Fran Healy (vocals, guitar), Andy Dunlop (guitar), Dougie Payne (bass ) and Neil Primrose (drums) come together to make music, the resulting sound is impossible to confuse with that of any other band. Watch the official music video BELOW:
Speaking of 'Gaslight', Fran Healy says: “I read a few weeks ago that gaslighting was the most searched word on the Internet in the world. We live in a time when bosses, leaders, friends, teachers and politicians are warping our realities. It really is everywhere. Gaslighters want to control you. “They tell you things that undermine your self-confidence and make you question reality and make you feel like you are going crazy.”
Produced by Tony Hoffer (Air, Beck, Phoenix), Los Angeles Times was written by Fran Healy in her studio on the outskirts of Skid Row, Los Angeles, the city she has called home for the last decade. He describes Los Angeles Times like travis “Most personal album since The Man Who”. In its ten songs, its creator inevitably tries to make sense of the path taken up to this point, a sentiment reflected in the impressive photography on the album cover. Echoing some of Travis' most beloved albums: The man who, The invisible band and The nameless boy – we are greeted again by four distant figures in the middle of a vast environment, this time under the concrete and glow of downtown Los Angeles at night. An uninterrupted education since his training at Glasgow School of Art in the 1990s, the coordinates of their extraordinary journey together are set by this latest in a series of stunning images from the world-renowned photographer and Travis collaborator for over 20 years. years, Stefan. Ruiz.
Travis will kick off a big live season in summer 2024. He's confirmed to be performing with The Killers during their 16-date UK stadium tour throughout June and July, with more UK live activity to be announced soon. Europe.
LA Times track listing
1 – Bus
2 – Destroy the bar
3 – Live it all over again
4 – Gas light
5 – Alive
6 – Home
7 – I hope you spontaneously combust
8 – Naked in New York City
9 – The river
10 – Los Angeles Times
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