When you think of Travis, you may think of their melancholy guitar pop. With that sound, the Scottish band impressed especially on their first three albums and scored some hits. L.A. Times is the tenth album where still little changes to their familiar sound. Nor does Travis seem to have the ambitions to radically change course. On predecessor
10 Songs (2020), the group took very cautious steps into
… other genres such as Americana, but mostly stayed in their comfort zone. This time around, the Beck-like I Hope That You Spontaneously Combust is the odd (but fun) duck in the hat. In melancholy guitar songs, the group takes you by the hand as a listener and the ten songs on L.A. Times ripples by in an enjoyable way. (YvQ)more