- 2025-01-19
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MUSIC
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Travis Releases New Song “Avalon”
Scottish rock band Travis, consisting of Andy Dunlop (lead guitar), Neil Primrose (drums), Fran Healy (vocals/rhythm guitar), Dougie Payne (bass), released a new song “Avalon” on January 17, 2025.
The song recorded during the studio session for their tenth studio album “L.A. Times”, which was released via BMG last July.
It was written by Fran Healy and produced by Tony Hoffer.
The band lead singer Fran Healy said of the song, “I owned a small sailing boat for a couple of years while in LA and wrote some songs in it. 'Avalon' is one of those songs. 'Valentine' on '10 Songs' was another. So, Catalina island is an island off the coast of Los Angeles. Its main port is called Avalon and is a sailing destination from LA, so I was determined to sail there. At the time of writing the song, I was learning all about the terminology of sailing and so the first verse talks of 'clews' and 'head' and 'foot'... The second verse mentions the 'first mate' and 'the captain' and 'hard-a-lee' which is when a boat makes a turn into the wind. In the song the real place of Avalon becomes mythologized and the journey to it, taking 14 years, is a nod to part of our journey as a band and the realization that the destination, this mythological place, was in reality, the journey all along.”- Fran Healy shared on social media, “With the ongoing devastating fires in Los Angeles, I wanted to reach out and acknowledge our fans for the thoughtful messages concerning my safety. I'm safe and well, but my heart goes out to everyone including friends and neighbours who have been affected by this ongoing event. There are various places you can donate, if you're able to.”
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Photo by Steve Gullick - source : Apple Music
