Travis

United Kingdom, 1990–now

Glasgow band whose album The Man Who (1999) set a pattern for restrained, melodic post-Britpop. Chris Martin has cited it as the reason Coldplay formed.

MusicRoots documents 4 artists who influenced Travis and 1 artist Travis influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Travis?

• Oasis — Travis came up directly in Oasis's wake — Healy lifted the chords of 'Writing to Reach You' from 'Wonderwall', and placed Oasis at the head of the family tree Travis descend from.
• Radiohead — Radiohead sit alongside Oasis at the root of Travis's lineage — Healy and Thom Yorke shared a scene and a sensibility.
• The Beatles — The Beatles were Healy's bedrock — the band's original name 'Glass Onion' came straight from a Beatles song.
• R.E.M. — R.E.M.'s Automatic for the People was a direct blueprint for Travis — Healy and Yorke shared a love of its minimalist college rock.

Which artists did Travis influence?

• Coldplay — Chris Martin has credited Travis with the very creation of Coldplay — the gentle, introspective post-Britpop template Coldplay built on.