Counting Down to @TRAVISGARLAND’s Self-Titled Album with “Clouds” and “Motel Pool”

TRAVIS GARLAND, “Clouds” and “Motel Pool”

I’ve been saying it for months now since I heard Parts I & II of his Fashionably Late EP’s:  Big things are in store for L.A. based singer/songwriter Travis Garland.  It almost makes his debut single “Believe” from 2010, released by Geffen Records no less, seem like a false start.  Travis continues with his polished soulful tones and gritty undertones with new single “Clouds” and album track “Motel Pool”, premiered no less by Ryan Seacrest last week, and produced by heavyweights The Stereotypes.  “Clouds” is perhaps the biggest pop explosion we might hear from Travis in his new songs.  My comments want to drift into descriptions like “lighter weight”, and “breezier” than his other songs, but I don’t want these words to detract from a solid, romantic and sexy pop song.  Personally, I think there’s much more to come in his self-titled album, which features most of the songs from the previous EP’s (I’ll wager, like FrankMusik, Travis and team may have kicked them up a notch for the album).  

“Motel Pool” is to me the more interesting of the pair, much more of a sizzling R&B story-song companion to beauties like (my #1) “Blue Electric Roses”, “Neighbor”, or “Homewrecker”.  Makes ya just want to dive in and keep swimming!  The album is out on September 10 and is certain only to create the best kind of buzz because a lot of people have been waiting for it.  In the meantime, get “Clouds” on iTunes.