Travis are a Scottish rock band led by Fran Healy, known for melodic, melancholic songs and landmark albums such as The Man Who and The Invisible Band. Critics frequently note their influence on later bands and their collaborations with producers like Nigel Godrich and Brian Eno.

Core members include Fran Healy (lead vocals), Dougie Payne (bass), Andy Dunlop (guitar), and Neil Primrose (drums). The band rose to prominence in the late 1990s with The Man Who; their work is often described as post‑britpop and has influenced contemporaries and successors.

Reviews consistently praise Travis's melodic, melancholic songwriting and single out The Man Who as a career-defining record. Critics note strong production (Nigel Godrich, Brian Eno) and Fran Healy's return as a central creative force. Recent releases (10 Songs, L.A. Times) are seen as continuations of the band's melodic strengths.

For:Fans of melodic British rock, post‑britpop and melancholic acoustic pop.

 "The Man Who" is an absolute masterpiece, an album that will influence countless bands in the years to come (even Chris Martin often candidly admits the enormous influence of Travis on the sound of the earliest Coldplay).

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 A grand comeback for Travis, the Scottish band that characterized an important phase in late '90s British pop, thanks mainly to 'The Man Who' and 'The Invisible Band,' two albums considered (especially the first) as clear examples of songwriting that inherited the melodic tradition ranging from the Beatles to the gloomy Scottish bands of the '80s...

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 I embarked on writing the first letter of my life, and "The Man Who" was there while my pen wept ink and the paper absorbed feelings and emotions like a sponge...

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