New Additions...

I made two editions to my music collection today: an Elliott Smith rarities collection called New Moon and the new Travis album The Boy With No Name. Both albums were a good buy.

The Elliott Smith compilation is filled with mostly unreleased tracks from his Kill Rock Stars era. He released both Either/Or and Elliott Smith on the label, so most of the songs come from the sessions for those albums. There are a few other demos as well. Regardless. It's a worthwhile collection. I think it's a great addition to Elliott's catalogue, and I'm glad that more of his songs are being released. Afterall, he's not around to realease any new material.

The new Travis album is pretty good. I like it a lot. It's not ground breaking, and it's not a huge stretch on the Travis sound. However, it's an enjoyable album and a good listen. If more pop/rock bands sounded like Travis, the world would be a better place. Maybe that's a stretch, but radio would probably be more enjoyable. I can't wait to catch Travis as they tour to support this album in the states. I'm sure I'll be sitting alongside Adam--the biggest Travis fan I know.

Anyway, I reccommend both these albums. You don't have to buy them if you don't want to, but they're worth your money.