Ivan in Paris

1. (YOU AND ME) PUSHIN UP DAISIES

2. HOW TO CRY

3. SOMETHING RIGHT ABOUT IT

4. BALL THE WALL

5. DRIVE THAT CAR, MABEL

6. HAIRCUT

7. AIR, RUNNING BACKWARDS

8. TITLED

9. SKYLARK

10. LOVE IS TOO MUCH

11. YOU JERK

12. I DEPEND ON YOU

13. YOU BETTER SLOW DOWN

14. IVAN IN PARIS

Editorial Reviews

by Ed Bumgardner, Winston Salem Journal
Chandler Travis, Ivan In Paris, Sonic Trout.

Chandler Travis, the leader of The Incredible Casuals, is an unusual and entertaining man of uncommon intelligence. So it makes sense that his take on pop music, evidenced by his new solo album, Ivan In Paris, should be similarly smart, entertaining and, well, odd.

Travis is gleefully unconcerned with such trivialities as trend and profit as he wades into deep musical waters to find continuity in pop peculiarity; on this album, he visits doo-wop, be-bop, madhouse folk and Beatlesque pop without so much as a conceptual twitch or glitch.

Wry and witty lyrics examine such topics as love and aging (''(You & Me) Pushin' Up Daisies''); tonsorial quandaries (''Haircut''); love exalted (the majestic ''Love is Too Much'') and love rejected (''You Jerk'').

The song structures are never predictable, the melodies are as involved as they are unforgettable, and the arrangements are mapless safaris into the pop unknown. It all adds up to a work of pop art that is beautiful, bewildering and bewitching.

Product Description
If the reviews of his debut CD writer-songsinger (also on Sonic Trout) are anything to go by, Chandler Travis (also known for his work with the Incredible Casuals) is starting to make a name for himself as a fine songwriter, in addition to his acknowledged reputation as a live performer. This time around, on the new Ivan in Paris (recorded at six different studios over a period of five years), he completely drops the novelty material that has long been his calling card to concentrate on real songs, and the result is disarmingly direct, warm, and intelligent.

Aided and abetted by a large and varied cast including drummer Abe Laboriel Jr., seven-string jazz guitarist Fred Fried, Incredible Casuals bandmates Aaron Spade and Steve Wood, producer Bill Scheniman, and a host of others, Travis has fashioned an album that leans toward the quiet side, but is still remarkably varied. Those who thought they heard potential last time will be gratified to see it fully realized on "Ivan in Paris".

Ivan in Paris

Ivan in Paris,Chandler Travis,Rock/Pop

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