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Brain Delay

by J Travis

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1.
Albatross 02:31
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All this time we got it wrong All this time we couldn’t sing in tune Welcome back, I’ll see you soon Keep being human, we all have issues All this time we let it slide Spare room full, glass half empty Blame the bird that wears a curse I hope it gets better before it gets worse I hope we got it right After all, spirits fade Crashing in Western waves Finding who we are again Riding in DeLorean After all, spirits fade I hope we got it right After all, spirits fade
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Scavenger 02:24
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Ice in my veins Slipping away I was a passenger Bored like the sun Melting my face I was a scavenger We disappear Somewhere in here Baby, dry your eyes with your goodbyes Your heavy heart Calling me out I’m Mr. know it wrong Could you forgive Could you forget I was a scavenger We disappear Somewhere in here Baby, dry your eyes with your goodbyes My skeleton Wearing a watch He never keeps the time Don’t fall apart Too late to try I am a scavenger We disappear Somewhere in here Baby, dry your eyes with your goodbyes
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Somewhere 02:37
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We don’t have to pretend We have all the answers We could save our laughter Bury it underground We don’t have to worry About an avalanche We’re not in a hurry Floating in the clouds Somewhere in our hands Time’s out of our hands I know you sleep soundly You don’t think much about me The buildings are all burning And you’re warm in your bed You don’t have to worry Across the finish line We should let it happen And hope they wish us well Somewhere in our hands Time’s out of our hands
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Calm Down Party 03:58
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Tell me a secret with your eyes All that we fought for fades in the night Our pockets were full, when we were young, and alive Tell me a joke, make it a good one Paint it with pastels Be easy on yourself Free the mind that’s hard to find Calm down party Tell me a story with your eyes All that we made here fades overnight Everywhere I go, I’m not alone in my shoes Tell me your name, make it a good one Paint it with pastels Be easy on yourself Free the mind that’s hard to find Calm down party Now that I am gone, I leave this in your hands Tell me a secret with your eyes Tell me a joke, make it a good one
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Battle Scars 02:27
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We’re leaving For the summer Hoping that the car holds up for your brother We’re leaving Get this on paper Hoping that our eyes stay open forever Gotta hold on Gotta hold on for the summer Elevator Hold on forever Lets pack in the light and load up on coffee Come and see me While I'm dreaming Gardening my mind, don’t know what I’ll find Gotta hold on Gotta hold on for the summer Maybe forever We’re in this together Hold on forever We can go anywhere we want We can go anywhere we want to Gotta hold on Gotta hold on
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Wolverines 03:38
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She is a tangerine see her in my dreams slow your roll, slow the day down She is a wolverine supernova on the scene climb the trees, climb the waves out I feel a ghost stay close to me I feel a ghost stay close She is a tangerine Queen of St. Augustine Clear your thoughts, keep your head up I feel a ghost stay close to me I feel a ghost stay close We kissed beneath the lighting beneath the lightning bolt We kissed beneath the lighting Hold on so you know We kissed beneath the lighting I covered your head you covered my heart We kissed beneath the lighting beneath the lightning bolt you covered my heart

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J Travis’ heartfelt, cryptic lyrics wash over dreamy arrangements, dense walls of guitar, and gorgeous vocal harmonies. Brain Delay represents a new chapter for the former Sealions member, one in which he stretches his songwriting chops and uses his life experience to craft loose-limbed, hook-filled jams. Written over the course of two years but recorded in six days, Brain Delay collects pure joy and painful challenges, bottling them up in a half dozen tracks.

A move to Los Angeles found Travis within walking distance of the ocean. He’s often more inspired by his surroundings than by any songwriter, though he shares sensibilities with Real Estate, Nada Surf, Teenage Fanclub, and The Lemonheads. Brain Delay's breezy pop songs flirt with folk, power pop, and indie rock, all while eschewing genre trappings. Travis’ songwriting talent is in ample bloom on earworm singles like “Albatross” and “Battle Scars.”

All told, Brain Delay is a darkly playful foray into new musical textures, complete with whip-smart lyrics and infectious hooks.

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released June 21, 2019

VOCALS, GUITARS, BASS, SYNTH: J Travis
SYNTH: CJ Ridings
DRUMS: Blake Gamel
BACKGROUND VOCALS: Spencer Ussery
WRITTEN BY: J Travis
PRODUCER: J Travis & CJ Ridings
ENGINEERING & MIXING: CJ Ridings
MASTERING: Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound

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J Travis Los Angeles, California

J Travis is the solo project of Jason Travis. It's also the musical amalgamation of west coast exploration, lots of coffee, a little bit of '90s nostalgia, and the wisdom that comes with growing older.

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