12 Memories

12 Memories
Studio album by
Released11 October 2003 (2003-10-11)
RecordedNovember 2002 – April 2003
StudioCrear (Kilberry, Argyll and Bute, Scotland) and Real World (Box, Wiltshire, England)[1]
GenreAlternative rock, indie rock
Length44:50
LabelIndependiente, Epic
ProducerTravis, Tchad Blake, Steve Orchard
Travis chronology
The Invisible Band
(2001)
12 Memories
(2003)
Singles
(2004)
Singles from 12 Memories
  1. "Re-Offender"
    Released: 29 September 2003
  2. "The Beautiful Occupation"
    Released: 15 December 2003
  3. "Love Will Come Through"
    Released: 22 March 2004
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Blender[4]
NME(6/10)[5]
Pitchfork Media(5.1/10)[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Music Box[8]

12 Memories is the fourth studio album from Scottish alternative rock band Travis. The album was released on 11 October 2003 on Epic Records. In comparison, the album is a much more mature and lyrically darker album, focusing on issues such as the 2003 Iraq invasion, politicians, psychological crisis and domestic abuse.

  1. ^ "12 Memories (2003)". AlbumLinerNotes.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference mc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Wilson, MacKenzie (14 October 2003). "12 Memories > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  4. ^ Greenwald, Andy. "Travis 12 Memories". Blender. Archived from the original on 8 August 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Travis : 12 Memories - Tue Oct 14 12:47:56 UTC+0100 2003 - NME.COM Review". www.nme.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Travis: 12 Memories". Pitchforkmedia.com. 21 October 2003. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  7. ^ [1] Archived 17 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Metzger, John. "Travis - 12 Memories (Album Review)". Musicbox-online.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2010.