Name: Waxing Romantic
Brand: Travis Bretzer

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

MEX1672

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Colour

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Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2015-02-23

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

The Orchard

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0184923116724

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Total Cap

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

MEX1671

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Black

0184923116717

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Travis Bretzer

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Mexican Summer

<p>Mexican Summer is an independent record label based out of Brooklyn, NY. They release the work of adventurous musicians without the limitations of genre or form. Mexican Summer operates in tandem with Anthology, a book publisher and archival record label. Anthology focuses on responsibly licensed material, compelling design, and definitive presentation.</p>

'​Waxing Romantic' is the debut album from Canadian artist Travis Bretzer. Hailing from Edmonton, Alberta, 24-year-old Bretzer has an appropriately singular, off-beat take on guitar pop. An adroit songwriter and true troubadour, Travis sidesteps easy pigeonholing. On his debut EP 'Making Love' (Mexican Summer, 2013) he managed to touch on the new- pop of Orange Juice, the playful idiosyncrasies of Prefab Sprout, with a freewheeling sensibility present in much of the Stiff Records catalog. Above all, 'Making Love' displayed some truly sophisticated songwriting that belied its occasionally haphazard bedroom production and casual delivery. On 'Waxing Romantic', Travis has stepped up the production in a big way, graduating from the bedroom to a full studio environment. Recorded at Gary's Electric in Brooklyn and produced by Jorge Elbrecht the new environment has allowed for Travis' songs to be taken to new, fully-realized heights. The move to the studio also feels very in keeping with the sonic inspiration Travis had for the album, which came in part from memories of rifling through his parents' soft-rock LPs: think Gerry Rafferty, Al Stewart, Christopher Cross, The Eagles. With their warm drums and smooth, clean studio sound informing Travis' sonic palette, it makes sense that Gary's Electric became the venue for the album recording.LP Virgin Vinyl Limited to 1500 copies with Download.

Waxing Romantic

Music GB