More than a decade in the making, Branches Out features both the Three-O and the Philharmonic prominently, with seven songs co-written with longtime lyricist David Greenberger — including the heartbreaking "Every Letter Sent" and longtime fan favorite "National Geographic."
This new release is born from a decade-long attempt to write a musical about dementia, imagination, and the fierce power of theater to hold the world at bay. The project cost years, and friendships, and more than Travis bargained for.
The themes of the original musical are woven through the whole record: aging, dementia, and the fierce human need to make something beautiful in the face of loss. Travis's approach reflects the influence of touchstones like Ray Davies and Randy Newman — with wit, genuine tenderness, and a melodic precision that makes even the heaviest material feel like a gift rather than a burden. This is not an album that mourns. It observes, it plays, it finds the light.
This is not an album that mourns. It observes, it plays, it finds the light.
A large-ensemble explosion of theater, song, and spectacle. The Philharmonic is Chandler's most ambitious live vehicle and the band featured on Branches Out.
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A Cape Cod institution with over five decades of joyful, genre-defying rock and roll with a devoted following from Boston to Tokyo.
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A jazz-inflected trio format that strips the sound down to its irreducible core — melodic, witty, and impossible to categorize.
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Four decades of solo records and early collaborations, including the years with Travis & Shook — opening for George Carlin, appearing on The Tonight Show and The Midnight Special.
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