Travis have continued to build more hype with the upcoming ninth studio album ‘10 Songs‘ with latest track “Valentine.” The song is a follow-up to the lead single “A Ghost” released last month.
Last month, the Scottish four-piece has ended their four-year absence from the music scene with the announcement of ‘10 Songs.‘ They also shared the first preview of the album with “A Ghost,” the track that brings back all the good old times during the peak of brit-pop in the late 1990s.
Yesterday, the “Closer” hitmaker has continued a streak of nostalgic tunes with the second cut from the LP. Titled “Valentine,” frontman Fran Healy explained to NME about how the group has created the “closest” work to what the songs in their 1997 debut ‘Good Feeling‘ sound like:
““Valentine“ was recorded as a predominately live performance in December 2019 at RAK Studios in London. It’s the closest Travis have gotten sonically to our debut album.” Healy also added that the song is similar to work by Scottish blues and rock artist Alex Harvey. Have a listen below.
What’s more exciting about ‘10 Songs‘ is the 46-year-old frontman’s return as the major songwriter of every track on the album. “I find it hard to sing other people’s songs,” Healy confessed, “I love Dougie [Payne, bassist] and Andy [Dunlop, guitarist] lots and that’s what makes Travis vibrate the way it does, but I needed to tell them that I had the energy to do this and they were totally cool with it.” Read the full interview here.
This means Travis’ fans can expect the same darker vibe in the brilliant ‘12 Memories‘ album that Healy was in complete charge of the writing process. Moreover, the upcoming album is shaping up to be another great record of the band as the album is co-produced with indie rock producers with the likes of Robin Baynton (Coldplay, Florence + The Machine), Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle, The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs, and Greg Leisz (Beck, Emmylou Harris, Bruce Springsteen).
‘10 Songs‘ is set for release on October 9 via BMG. The band also releases a special 10″ vinyl of the track “Valentine,” designed by International Turner prize winner Douglas Gordon, which is exclusively available on the band’s official site.
Today we release ‘Valentine’. It’s the best recording of us rocking out ever! Douglas Gordon, International Turner prize winner, has created a limited edition 10” vinyl of the track which is available only from our store NOW!
Click here….https://t.co/ZefIzej6Ni pic.twitter.com/kS6OXcz1dJ
— Travis (@TravisBand) July 8, 2020
‘10 Songs‘ Tracklist
1. “Waving at the Window”
2. “The Only Thing” (feat. Susanna Hoffs)
3. “Valentine”
4. “Butterflies”
5. “A Million Hearts”
6. “A Ghost”
7. “All Fall Down”
8. “Kissing in the Wind”
9. “Nina’s Song”
10. “No Love Lost“
