Song:Sing
Album:The Invisible Band
The Scottish band Travis is one of the better and more durable bands to emerge from the UK in the last decade. Back in 1990, the group was called Glass Onion and led by brothers Chris & Geoff Martyn. The other members were guitarist Andy Dunlop (born Mar. 16, 1972 in Lenzie, Scotland) and drummer Neil Primrose (born Feb. 20, 1972 in Glasgow). Lead vocalist Catherine Maxwell left and they auditioned for a new singer. Primrose invited Fran Healy (born July 23, 1973 in Stafford, England and grew up in Glasgow) to audition and he joined the band while attending The Glasgow School Of Art in 1991. Healy became the main songwriter and Glass Onion released an EP in 1993. They renamed the group Travis after Harry Dean Stanton's character in the film Paris, Texas. The band wasn't getting anywhere until American producer Niko Bolas heard something he liked in Travis and gave them some tips. Healy fired the band's management and replaced the Martyn brothers with his pal Dougie Payne (born Nov. 14, 1972 in Glasgow). In 1996, one of their demos got the attention of Indepentiente Records owner Andy MacDonald and he signed Travis. MacDonald has US distribution through Epic. Travis' first two CDs weren't all that successful but their 2001 CD The Invisible Band finally established them. It was produced by Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich. Sing reached #1 on the British charts and has been their most successful song in the US to date. Sing also appeared in the 2002 Adam Sandler film Mr. Deeds and the TV series The Office. Disaster struck Travis in 2002 when Neil Primrose broke his neck in a swimming pool accident. But he fully recovered and Travis continues to tour regularly. Their new CD Ode To J. Smith will be released on Sept. 29. Here's the video for Sing by Travis. I hope you like food fights.
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