Traveler, Trey Anastasio’s forthcoming solo album, is available now for pre-order at Trey’s store and Phish Dry Goods. The album will be released on October 16 on Rubber Jungle Records / ATO Records. Trey co-produced the album with Peter Katis (The National, Interpol, Jonsi) last fall in Katis’ Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, CT. Along with Trey Anastasio Band, Katis invited several artists to work with them, including Mates of State’s Kori Gardner, The National’s Bryan Devendorf and Matt Berninger, Rob Moose, and Icelandic percussionist Samuli Kosminen.
Trey released his latest solo effort, Traveler, on October 16th through ATO Records. The record opens with the shimmering, love-versus-the-apocalypse ode “Corona” and goes on to find Anastasio incorporating funky, fat horns and whirring synths on “Land of Nod” and Zappa-esque orchestral meanderings that turn pure pop on “Scabbard.”. Traveler, Trey Anastasio’s forthcoming solo album, will be released on Rubber Jungle Records/ATO Records. Trey co-produced the album with Peter Katis (The National, Interpol, Jonsi) last fall in Katis’ Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, CT.
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Available in both LP and CD formats, the LP is pressed on gold colored 180 gram vinyl and comes with a bonus Traveler vinyl 7″ (which includes the bonus track “Greyhound Rising”) as well as a download card for an MP3 version of the album.
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UPDATE: The Limited Edition Traveler Lithograph is now sold out.
To pre-order Traveler, or to check out the bundles available, click here.
Trey Anastasio, 'Traveler' (ATO Records)
Phish frontman Trey Anastasio mixes the old and new with a couple of covers, strings, horns, synthesizers -- and even a theremin -- on his latest solo release, 'Traveler.'
Unfortunately, in walking that tightrope between being a hot mess and a successful musical gumbo, the album cannot seem to find its footing. Think of it as that Phish show that takes a lot of chances, sometimes soaring to new heights, but also laying a few eggs along the way.
The horn-heavy first single, 'Scabbard,' feels half-baked, while 'Pigtail' finds a nifty groove, but falls short with lyrics that almost feel like place holders for better ideas that never come. Anastasio has never been known for lyrical greatness and there's not much on 'Traveler' that's going to disabuse anyone of that belief.
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That said, Anastasio does take chances and includes an impressively diverse group of artists -- including members of The National and Mates of State -- and instruments that are really the driving force of the album. 'Land of Nod,' which appropriately enough invokes a dreamy quality, like the rest of 'Traveler,' feels like a near miss.
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Check this out: Perhaps the weirdest moment of the disc comes on a cover of 'Clint Eastwood' by the virtual British band Gorillaz. Anastasio funks it up with a heavy dose of horns, while staying true to the song's already eclectic mixture of rap, rock and electronica.