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| Ode to J. Smith | ||||
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| Released | 29 September 2008 | |||
| Recorded | February–March 2008 | |||
| Studio | RAK Studios | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, indie rock | |||
| Length | 36:56 | |||
| Label | Red Telephone Box, Fontana | |||
| Producer | Emery Dobyns | |||
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| Singles from Ode to J. Smith | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 66/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    link |
| BBC | (Favourable) link |
| Daily Record | link |
| Evening Standard | link |
| Evening Telegraph | (8/10) link |
| God Is in the TV Zine | link |
| Metro | link |
| MusicOMH | link |
| Pitchfork Media | (5.0/10) link |
| Planet Sound | (8/10) link |
Ode to J. Smith is the sixth studio album by the Scottish rock band Travis, released on 29 September 2008 in the United Kingdom and received generally positive reviews. The album was released in the United States on 4 November 2008.[2] The first single from the album, "J. Smith", was released on 30 June 2008 and the second single Something Anything", was released on 15 September, and despite being generally well received by Travis fans gained very little airplay.[3]
Ode to J. Smith entered the UK Albums Chart at #20, and spent 3 weeks on the chart. The album peaked at #122 on the Billboard 200.
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- ^ "New Single: Something Anything". travisonline.com. 31 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2008.