Ode to J. Smith is the sixth studio album by the Scottish rock band Travis, released on 29 September 2008 in the United Kingdom and received generally positive reviews.

The band announced in December 2007 that a short tour was planned for February 2008, with only five dates in different small club venues around the UK.

It was announced in February 2008 that Travis had left Independiente as they had "come to the end of our deal and decided to go as it was time to start afresh", according to Healy.

The cover of the album was designed by Healy to resemble the original artwork for "All I Want to Do Is Rock", the group's first ever single.

[6] Following a short UK tour, where the band tested some new material, Travis recorded their sixth album in two weeks in February/March 2008, having been inspired by the speed and simplicity of their recent recording session with Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick while participating in a BBC programme celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Sgt.

[11][12] In the December 2008 issue of Q Magazine, Ode To J Smith appeared at number 28 on a list of the Readers' Best Albums Of 2008.