"Instead of the usual retinue of songs about heartbreak, lust and evil ex-girlfriends we could expect from a musician of Morrison's profile (young, funny, sensitive, cute), he's given us a record that channels past Presidents, explores the banality of death and discusses the apathy that comes with being a privileged white male. (In "Born in '72," when Morrison's female friend is passed over for a raise, he sings, "Hey, what could I say?/Hey--what did I do?/when I'm always paid more even if less skilled?") "My Two Front Teeth, Parts 2 and 3," where Morrison gets his teeth kicked in on the streets of DC, works as an allegorical retelling of 9/11. In "The Word Cop," Morrison cycles through choice vocabulary words--morality, decency, Christianity, reality--to rage at those who employ them hypocritically. (You decide whom he's talking about.) ..."  (The Nation)

"The focus of Travistan is on Morrison's whimsical character that reminds D-Plan fans why they became fans in the first place."  (Zero)

"Watching the Dismemberment Plan live, it was always apparent that frontman Travis Morrison is a guy possessed by music. Now with the Plan officially defunct, Morrison has completed his first attempt at a solo album, Travistan... As a solo artist, Morrison seems to have little interest in continuing to create the Dismemberment sound. If you can think of him as Travis Morrison and not as the former frontman for the crazy, beloved Dismemberment Plan, there's a chance you'll be in as much love with his sweet power pop as some of us were with Emergency & I"  (Stranger)

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