Released 20 years ago
Love Travels at Illegal Speeds
Graham Coxon · 2006
128 min · 33 tracks · alternative rock · indie rock
A vibrant mix of urgent indie rock and contemplative melodies, echoing personal themes of isolation and connection.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- dynamic journey with emotional peaks
- urgent melodies for reflective moments
- late-night introspection and connection
- live tracks enhance personal experience
- contemplative themes of isolation
Maybe skip if you want
- prefer straightforward, instant gratification
- seek polished studio perfection
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in January 2006, 'Love Travels at Illegal Speeds' was Graham Coxon's fifth solo album, following his critically acclaimed 2004 release 'Happiness in Magazines'. At this point, he was emerging from a turbulent period marked by his departure from Blur and his struggles with addiction, aiming to solidify his identity as a solo artist.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Blur· The Libertines· Franz Ferdinand
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Standing on My Own Again 4:30
- 2 I Can't Look at Your Skin 3:35
- 3 Don't Let Your Man Know 2:54
- 4 Just a State of Mind 4:36
- 5 You & I 3:43
- 6 Gimme Some Love 2:32
- 7 I Don't Wanna Go Out 4:17
- 8 Don't Believe Anything I Say 5:27
- 9 Tell It Like It Is 4:02
- 10 Flights to the Sea (Lovely Rain) 3:26
- 11 What's He Got? 3:43
- 12 You Always Let Me Down 2:49
- 13 See a Better Day 5:11
Disc 2
- 1 You Always Let Me Down (live at Goldsmiths College, 2005-06-22) 2:54
- 2 Spectacular (live at Goldsmiths College, 2005-06-22) 2:53
- 3 Girl Done Gone (live at Goldsmiths College, 2005-06-22) 4:42
- 4 Don't Let Your Man Know (live at Goldsmiths College, 2005-06-22) 2:50
- 5 Standing on My Own Again (live at Koko, 2005-07-16) 4:27
- 6 I Can't Look at Your Skin (live at Koko, 2005-07-16) 3:25
- 7 Freakin' Out (live at Koko, 2005-07-16) 3:19
- 8 Track by Track Interview: Standing on My Own Again 3:22
- 9 Track by Track Interview: I Can't Look at Your Skin 3:33
- 10 Track by Track Interview: Don't Let Your Man Know 1:56
- 11 Track by Track Interview: Just a State of Mind 4:33
- 12 Track by Track Interview: You & I 3:19
- 13 Track by Track Interview: Gimme Some Love 3:49
- 14 Track by Track Interview: I Don't Wanna Go Out 4:57
- 15 Track by Track Interview: Don't Believe Anything I Say 3:22
- 16 Track by Track Interview: Tell It Like It Is 5:35
- 17 Track by Track Interview: Flights to the Sea (Lovely Rain) 4:08
- 18 Track by Track Interview: What's He Got? 4:39
- 19 Track by Track Interview: You Always Let Me Down 3:26
- 20 Track by Track Interview: See a Better Day 6:07
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