A Salute To Travis

Thank God for two things...1. Bands that come out of the UK and 2. For Travis.

Travis is an amazing group out of Glasglow, Scotland (Again the UK) and is one of my favorite bands out of Scotland. If it weren't for Travis (which took off in 1990), bands like Coldplay, Keane, and Snow Patrol (and other UK bands) would not be as famous as they are today. Those bands have mimicked their sound, style and more and used Travis (and Oasis I'm sure) as inspiration for their music. Seriously if you play it without the vocals, the first thing that would come to mind is, "oh this is probably Coldplay" but Travis came way before Coldplay. Their sound paved the way for such a new music movement. With an alternative/rock-brit pop rock sound, they were really the first of their kind to make music like this and have it take off. They have six albums out, all of which hold some of the best music I have ever heard. They use the harmonies and pitches of their voices to hit impossible notes that sound so sweet together (Sound Familiar? Coldplay much?). They just have the sweetest sound and use piano, guitar, drum and all sorts of instruments and the end result is always tantalizing to hear. It's like a haunting kind of sound that echos perfectly. Check them OUT please.

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May Playlist

Since I haven't updated the blog in a while thanks to papers, tests, studying for finals, finals, moving out of my dorm, moving back home for summer, I have decided to just put up a playlist of some music I've been listening to lately. It's a real mix of everything but all really great songs.

May Playlist
1. Clear Skies by Keane
2. Animal by Neon Trees
3. Audience of One by Cold War Kids
4. Salvation by The Scanners
5. Dont Let Me Fall by B.o.b.
6. Can I fly by B.o.b.
7. Magic by B.o.b.
8. Hey Now Now by The Cloud Room
9. So light is her footfall by Air
10. This is the Thing by Fink
11. Back to Her by Five way Five
12. Sometime by Pete Schmidt
13. Something to Believe in by Aqualung
14. Where there is gold by Dashboard Confessional
15. Come on Get Higher by Matt Nathanson
16. She is Love by Parachute
17. Car Crash by Matt Nathanson
18. Say (All I Need) by OneRepublic
19. Secrets by OneRepublic
20. Wonderful by Gary Go (anythingon Gary Go's album actually)
21. Closer by Travis

Song of the Day May 13th

The Song of the Day is:

"Clear Skies" by Keane


This song is from Keane's new album called, "Night Train", just out May 10, 2010. Keane is from East Sussex, England (again, my obsession with British bands). They have been together since 1995! They have a great sound. A blend of rock with an alternative rock/piano spin on it. It really has this relaxed quality to it when you listen to it. On their new album "Night Train", I downloaded "Clear Skies", "Stop for a Minute" and "Your Love", well actually their whole album is really good. If you like the Shins with a mix of Coldplay, this is it. They are edgy like the Shins but classically haunting like Colplay. Def check them out. They are famous for their classics like, "Somewhere only we know" and "Bad Dream" which are great songs but this album is different from their usual stuff.

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