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| Music,
Graham Bower,
20 January 1999 |
Rating: F4
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OK, so they sound like Radiohead. Good point, well made... can we move on now? After all, if you're going to sound like someone, who better than Radiohead. If I were a band, I would want to sound like Radiohead too. The truth is, Travis draw from a number of other influences too. "Why does it always rain on me?" has a distinctly Beatles feel to it.
The lyrics are playful and clever, displaying a dry ironic wit remeniscent of Morrissey in his youth. "Writing to Reach You" obliquely refers to at least ten other songs (by my count), and boldly dismisses some "the radio keeps playing all the usual, and what's a Wonderwall anyway?" In "Driftwood," the finest track on the album, the lyrics are particuarly memorable with a charming use of malapropism.
Lead singer Fran Healy displays a wide variety of different vocal techniques, from the whining Thom York style, to his more comfortable and familiar tones on Driftwood.
Overall, this album strikes an appealing balance, just the right side of melancholia. Ideal to listen to when you're feeling a bit sorry for yourself, but not pissed-off enough for Maralyn Manson.
Independente
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