Toronto – Ode to J. Smith is the sixth album from the Scottish lads Travis and if you recall from my preview, it is the first album that have written on an electric guitar since their debut album – “Good Feeling”. I have now had some time to digest this album, as it came into my mailbox a few weeks ago. So what’s my take on it? It’s definitely better then recent Travis efforts. The electric guitar is definitely a welcome to the Travis sound as recent Travis tunes off have been so mellow that it was starting to feel like ’song played in a senior home’ territory. This album definitely has a lil bit (just a lil bit) of rock to it. Take the title track for example (J. Smith) , the chorus soars to an almost a marching tune for the elves in Lord of the Rings. Fans of recent Travis material need not worry, as songs such as “Before You Were Young” and “Long Way Down” still exhibit the catchy vh1 melodies that you have grown accustomed to. Especially the former, which uses a piano to create some song that is probably going to be played at someones wedding. Ode to J. Smith is a solid album and definitely a step in the right direction for the Scottish lads.
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Great cover, nice image. think its johnston typeface used in the london underground (could be wrong too probably).