Year Released: 1999 Label: Independiente Year Bought: 1999 'Twas the year before the new millennium, and all through the country, everyone just wanted to have a sit down and a cup tea. Britpop was over, inoffensive pop and pop artists were back dominating the charts, and Radiohead had gone missing. In this vacuum, Travis - out of nowhere - became huge. The Man Who was the group's second album, coming two years after debut Good Feeling barely made a splash. Trailed by two singles – 'Writing to Reach You' and 'Driftwood' – it was clear the group had moved to a more contemplative, acoustic direction. 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me?' was the big single, and propelled them to the A-List, while 'Turn' was a bit more U2, with a suitably arena-sized chorus. I tried really hard to love Travis, but I just couldn't. To be honest, I was pretty annoyed that they were the biggest guitar band in 1999. I was 14 and really wanted a new Oasis to emerge. I...
Pretty much every day I listen to a record from my collection randomly picked by my daughter before she goes to school. This is to justify still having hundreds of CDs (and a few cassettes and vinyl)