Photo Credit Steve Gillick
RELEASE L.A. TIMES DELUXE
OUT NOW VIA BMG HERE
DECEMBER UK HEADLINE TOUR ON SALE NOW HERE
“L.A. Times is our most personal album since The Man Who. There was a lot of big stuff to write about back then, the tectonic plates had shifted in my life. I was 22 when I was writing those songs. They were my therapy. Over 20 years later and the plates have shifted again. There’s a lot to talk about.” – Fran Healy
4th October – Glasgow’s multiple BRIT and Ivor Novello-winning songwriting giants Travis today release L.A. Times Deluxe, available digitally via BMG. Listen here.
This deluxe version includes both the full new studio album and intimate, stripped-back versions of all 10 tracks, offering fans 20 songs in a single release, including previously unreleased tracks ‘Live It All Again (Stripped)’, ‘Alive (Stripped)’, ‘Home (Stripped)’ and ‘I Hope That You Spontaneously Combust (Stripped)’.
As telegraphed by singles ‘Alive’, ‘Bus’ and ‘Gaslight’, which have all seen playlisting across multiple national radio stations, L.A. Times sees Travis stepping into a bold new era. It marks a significant milestone for the band, released 25 years after their breakthrough #1 album, The Man Who, which is certified 9x Platinum in the UK alone.
L.A. Times received widespread praise at the time of its release, with The Times calling it “a quiet joy”, CLASH described “a real charmer”, tipped “as fresh as ever” by Metro and hailed as “a resounding return to form” by Big Issue.
The album arrived amidst a busy summer of live activity, including a massive UK arena support tour with their friends The Killers, which ended with a six-night run at the O2 Arena. They have just returned from touring Europe and opening Radio 2 In The Park 2024, before hitting South America, the UK and the USA on their headline world tour in support of L.A. Times. Full listing below.
Produced by Tony Hoffer (Air, Beck, Phoenix), L.A. Times was written by Fran Healy in his studio on the edge of Skid Row, Los Angeles, the city he has called home for the last decade. Its ten songs see their creator, inevitably, trying to make sense of the road travelled to this point – a sentiment reflected in the stunning album cover photograph. Echoing some of Travis’ most beloved records – The Man Who, The Invisible Band and The Boy With No Name – we’re greeted anew by four distant figures amongst vast surroundings, this time beneath the concrete and glitter of downtown Los Angeles at night. An unbroken line-up since their formation at the Glasgow School of Art in the 1990s, the coordinates of their extraordinary journey together are marked by this latest in a series of arresting images by world-renowned photographer and Travis collaborator for over 20 years, Stefan Ruiz.
Travis will kick off the UK leg of the Raze The Bar Tour at Leeds O2 Academy on 5th December, with performances in Manchester, Liverpool, Wolverhampton, Nottingham, London and more, before returning to Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on 21st December for a massive homecoming moment for one of the city’s best loved local bands. They’ll be supported by Hamish Hawk across all the UK dates. Remaining tickets available here.
L.A. Times Deluxe Track Listing
- Bus
- Raze The Bar
- Live It All Again
- Gaslight
- Alive
- Home
- I Hope That You Spontaneously Combust
- Naked In New York City
- The River
- L.A. Times
- Bus (Stripped)
- Raze The Bar (Stripped)
- Live It All Again (Stripped)
- Gaslight (Stripped)
- Alive (Stripped)
- Home (Stripped)
- I Hope That You Spontaneously Combust (Stripped)
- Naked In New York City (Stripped)
- The River (Stripped)
- L.A. Times (Stripped)
Raze The Bar Tour UK Headline Dates 2024
5 December O2 Academy, Leeds
6 December Albert Hall, Manchester (SOLD OUT)
8 December Olympia, Liverpool (SOLD OUT)
9 December The Halls, Wolverhampton
10 December Rock City, Nottingham (SOLD OUT)
11 December Dreamland, Margate
13 December O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London (SOLD OUT)
14 December O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London (SOLD OUT)
15 December Beacon, Bristol (SOLD OUT)
17 December Winter Gardens, Eastbourne (SOLD OUT)
18 December Octagon, Sheffield
19 December City Hall, Newcastle
21 December OVO Hydro, Glasgow
South American Headline Tour Dates 2024
2 November Puerto De Asuncion, Asunción, Paraguay
5 November Audio, São Paulo, Brazil
7 November Teatro Gran Rex, Buenos Aires, Argentina
11 November Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile
13 November Arena 1, Lima, Peru
16 November Corona Capital, Mexico City, Mexico
US Headline Tour Dates 2025
21 January The Ritz, Raleigh, NC
22 January Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta, GA
24 January Factory at Deep Ellum, Dallas, TX
25 January Moody Theatre, Austin, TX
27 January Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ
28 January Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
29 January Fox Oakland, San Francisco, CA
31 January Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
1 February Commodore, Vancouver, BC
2 February Showbox, Seattle, WA
4 February The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT
5 February Summit Denver, CO
7 February Varsity Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
8 February Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
10 February Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI
11 February Agora, Cleveland, OH
12 February Concert Hall, Toronto, ON
14 February Webster Hall, New York, NY
15 February Royale, Boston, MA
16 February District Music Hall, Norwalk, CT
18 February Keswick Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
19 February 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
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