| Where You Stand | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Travis |
| Cover: | Travis_Where_You_Stand_album_cover.jpg |
| Recorded: | January 2011 – June 2013 |
| Genre: | Post-Britpop, alternative rock, soft rock |
| Label: | Red Telephone Box / Kobalt Label Services |
| Producer: | Michael Ilbert |
| Prev Title: | Ode to J. Smith |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | Everything at Once |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
Where You Stand is the seventh studio album by the Scottish rock band Travis, released on 19 August 2013, on their own record label, Red Telephone Box via Kobalt Label Services.[1] The album was produced by Michael Ilbert, and promoted by three singles: "Where You Stand", "Moving" and "Mother". It is the first album released by the band after a five-year break.
Where You Stand is the band's first new album in five years, as their sixth studio record Ode to J. Smith was released in 2008. Speaking about the band's departure from the spotlight, bassist Dougie Payne said of the release: "You stay away as long as it takes, so you feel that hunger and desire to get back to it same as you did at the start."[2] It is also their first which all the members were contributed on songwriting, rather than the vocalist Fran Healy, who served as the lyricist on their first six studio albums.
The album was released in a number of different versions:
On 20 March 2013, the band released a song titled "Another Guy", together with a music video directed by Wolfgang Becker, as a teaser for the album.[4]
Travis supported the release of Where You Stand with a number of live performances, including T in the Park on 13 July 2013, as well as at Sandown Park Racecourse on 24 July, and at V Festival on 17–18 August 2013, just two days before the album's release.
The album was also promoted by three singles."Where You Stand" was released as the album's lead single on 30 April 2013.[5] A music video for the song premiered on VEVO the same day. The single was accompanied by a shorter radio mix, which also used more orchestration on the chorus."Moving" was released as the second single on 1 July 2013, together with an accompanying music video.The third and final single from the album, "Mother", was released on 4 November 2013.[6] [7] A music video for the song was released on 15 October 2013.
Where You Stand received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70, based on 19 reviews.
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 14 August 2013 | Universal Japan | Japanese edition | |
| United Kingdom | 19 August 2013 | Red Telephone Box via Kobalt Label Services | Standard, Deluxe | |