Nothing Romantic

God Knows

follow your direction

spit it out

Written by Ryan Ritual
Performed by Mating Ritual
Pedal Steel by JD Carrera
Background Vocals by Marina Aguerre and Lizzy Land
Drums by Paul Doyle
Produced by Ryan Ritual
Mixed by Omar Yakar
Mastered by Gene Grimaldi

Lyrics:

Nail my bones to this bar

Cuz I won’t be selling out

Pour one out for the shark

My love

What have I done

Take me to the ending

Where the nihilists save face

I didn’t get dressed up for nothing

Buffalo Blades

You know I gotta

I’ve got to die a few times

Before I live, before I live

I’ve gotta let the demons win

To live

Hide my soul in the car

Cuz my body won’t be long

Rorschach stains from my nose

My nose

Should’ve stayed at home

Take me to the ending

Where the trophies are for me

I didn’t get fucked up for nothing

Buffalo Blades

You know I’ve gotta

I’ve got to die a few times

Before I live, before I live

I’ve gotta let the demons win

To live

You know I’ve gotta

I’ve got to die a few times

Before I live, before I live

I’ve gotta let the demons win

To live

Take me to the ending 

Where I throw away my keys

I’ve got to die a few times

Before I live, before I live again

I’ve gotta let the demons win

To live

Buffalo Blades

Jump in the Line

Sorry, Etc, Etc

There's No Future In Optimism

The Beautiful Occupation

Our brand new album, 'L.A. Times' is out now!

Fran Healy considers Travis’ inception, imagining a bay of little sailboats “with all the bands and artists sitting in them, waiting on that freak gust of wind to blow them to fame and fortune.” For some it never comes. For Travis, it would yield a run of hits including modern standards such as Sing, Why Does It Always Rain On Me, Driftwood, and lift them to unimaginable heights. At various points along the trajectory, Travis have sold millions of albums (The Man Who is 9x Platinum certified in the UK alone); secured multiple wins at the BRITs, Ivor Novello and Q Awards; and acclaim from the likes of Paul McCartney, Elton John and Graham Nash – also songwriters whose ability to divine a timeless melody out of thin air has sustained them through decades. 

There’s something powerful about the fact that Travis is made up of the same four musicians who first came to prominence in 1996 with their debut EP ‘All I Want To Do Is Rock’. An unbroken line-up for an unbroken band – Fran Healy (vocals, guitar); Andy Dunlop (guitar); Dougie Payne (bass); and Neil Primrose (drums). By his own account, Travis’ new album, L.A. Times is Fran Healy’s most personal songwriting since ‘The Man Who’. Honouring the unique chemistry that first united the band in Glasgow, 5000 miles away from L.A., if you’ve heard the new single Gaslight, you’ll have been reminded that when the four members of Travis convene to make music, the resulting sound is impossible to mistake for any other band.

The Beautiful Occupation

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