Travis | Fran Healy Interview: The Music That Made Me (., Pomme, Blondie)

Travis frontman Fran Healy joins The Big Issue for an interview on The Music That Made Me... As is the way for many of us living through the ongoing pandemic upheaval, 2021 has found Fran Healy and Travis in a reflective mood. Looking back across their 20-plus year career, the Scottish alternative rockers are reissuing some of their best-loved albums. This month, they’re revisiting their eclectic 2007 release The Boy With No Name. Frontman Fran Healy says it’s a dense album, “packed with some our most memorable songs”. Its lead single, Closer – which was released with a touchy-feely video featuring Ben Stiller – certainly feels timely once more. Featuring the refrain “Just need to get closer”, it’s a perfect soundtrack for the return of hugging. Fran recently joined us on The Music That Made Me to talk about how he was shaped by Joni Mitchell, Michael Stipe and Roy Orbison – and to lament the dearth of real songwriters working today. The Boy With No Name vinyl reissue is out now.