"Over 34 years, Australian trio the Necks (...) have forged a compelling, exploratory, singular musical language. Often categorized as a "jazz piano trio," they've essentially reinvented the configuration in their own image with some of the most captivating, yet difficult-to-categorize instrumental music ... They start each studio encounter by playing an extended improvisation for roughly 20 minutes. These recordings are some of those improvs played live to tape, then appended with minimal post-production edits and overdubs ... Despite the change in modus operandi, Travel is very much a Necks album and lines up seamlessly with the trio's vast catalog. It blossoms with new ideas, fluid spontaneity, and fresh ideas. For newcomers curious about the long-standing trio's music, Travel is a truly excellent place to begin"

"Album of the month" - "To construct Travel, The Necks created four shorter live-in-the-studio improvisations and subjected them to the sort of post-production techniques used on many of its predecessors, overdubbing extra layers of sonic texture, most frequently the pianist Chris Abrahams' Hammond organ and the guitars of the drummer Tony Buck. Through these methods they dramatise each piece, enhancing the quality so cherished by their admirers: a slow-burn narrative arc that can lead anywhere, but never on a whim ... If Travel perhaps lacks the sense of profound revelation that can result from total immersion in The Necks' hour-long epics, whether in person or in their studio creations, the relative brevity of these four pieces permits an easier engagement with their approach"