As much as I enjoy Travis’ second and third albums, I never really got into their fourth, 12 Memories.

This fits my theory that some artists are just fit for one or two records but not long-term consumption.

I own dozens of records by the likes of Elvis Costello, Bob Dylan, Aimee Mann, Lucinda Williams and others. I can’t imagine any of those people releasing an album I wouldn’t want to own, even if it didn’t live up to their previous work.

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