Travis Hall traced the contours of his iridescent soul through disco-tinted RnB romance in ‘A Day’ –

TRAVIS HALL approached his debut LP, HeART Museum, like a painter filling eight canvases with the colours and contours of his iridescently vivacious soul. If there’s one single to hang in the gallery of your playlists, it’s A Day — an illustration of the sticky-sweet visceralism of romantic confession, that euphoric moment when realisation becomes proclamation.

Locked and loaded with the kind of electricity that could single-handedly light up Broadway and grooves that glisten in a way that affirms Hall is a natural born rhythmatist, A Day is a track that even an earthquake couldn’t shake off your mind. It’s infectiously fresh with its infusion of disco fever that feeds right into the almost histrionic crescendo swells.

Even though Hall only started songwriting in 2022, there’s a soul-rooted maturity in every melody. Years of operatic training and jazz theory lend richness to his vocals, but it’s the feeling in every breath that brings the impact. With lush Rhodes keys and live instrumentation providing the bedrock, A Day encapsulates the highs of falling into the kind of love that makes reality brighter than fantasy.

Influenced by Luther Vandross, Ashford & Simpson, and Mariah Carey, Travis Hall filters memory, heartbreak, joy and longing into a format that carries both weight and elevation. HeART Museum may be his debut, but it arrives fully formed — each track a portal into his emotional archive.

A Day is now available on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify. 

Review by Amelia Vandergast