Oklahoma’s Travis Linville has been everywhere from dive bars and classrooms to “The Tonight Show” and esteemed theaters and festivals across the globe. Best known for his work as a sideman with Hayes Carll, Linville takes center stage to release his new full length, Up Ahead, out February 3rd.
According to Linville, the album’s easy-going title track began as a boring joke but became a meditative analysis of perspective. “Sometimes you can look around and see trouble and hardship brewing all around you and realize to yourself that where you are is a pretty good place,” he says. “Maybe sit out an inning or two and reset”
According to Linville, the album’s easy-going title track began as a boring joke but became a meditative analysis of perspective. “Sometimes you can look around and see trouble and hardship brewing all around you and realize to yourself that where you are is a pretty good place,” he says. “Maybe sit out an inning or two and reset”
Independently, Linville has sold 15,000 albums and played thousands of shows across his 20-plus year career, with an ever-evolving repertoire deeply rooted in songcraft, sly humor and subtlety. Recent tours include national runs with Parker Millsap and several international dates as a support and band member for Carll. “
As for what lies Up Ahead, Linville is pragmatic: “I’m maybe prouder of these new songs than anything I’ve done, and I just want to get them out to as many people as I can.”
Give “Up Ahead” a spin:
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