With this album Travis have gained a place in the sun in the Britpop scene - no doubt. Here so true about everything - Fran Haley's languishing voice comes to advantage in the dominated by the superior sound quality songs full of guitars, just like you want has a person who is dedicated to the popular rock music. Travis can act quite varied by inserting pianos or strings, too. However, they come from the thoughtful, dreamy mood never out, which can cause a slight effect of tearfulness in the long run. But for that the songs themselves are very strong composed; The opener "Writing to reach you" is an absolute blast, the concise drum rhythm to the uncanny "The Fear" convinced after a few seconds and "As You Are" offers a beautiful, melancholy mood. About "Driftwood" or "Why does it always rain on me?" need to lose any more words, but rather about "The Last Laugh of the laughter", a song with a great melody and a developing therefrom piano intro of the first order; the rocking and thrilling "Turn" is reminiscent of musical Oasis, although Fran Haley's brave voice that comparison can not seem quite as obvious as it might be in my opinion. The song "Luv" and "Slide show" Two bittersweet Brit pop pearls that Koemm from the second row (that are less well known), but are nevertheless to mention in the same breath as the single hits of the band. Interesting fact: According to the "Slide show" will sound after a few minutes of silence oppressive rock song about a young left alone, dying a hero's death in the burning apartment of his tyrannical father. "The man who" is a very complete rock / pop business, with both friends of harder rock music (again the bridge to the Britpop giants Oasis) as well as music fans, who tend to come from the quiet, folky corner, can befriend be 100%.
