Reviews:

Travis is to Coldplay as Curve is to Garbage: an underappreciated, elementary pop band whose schematic paved the way to stardom for a far lesser imitator. At least Coldplay admits it, though, so no vintage Britpop-style bad blood here (unfortunately). The Scottish falsetto-poppers are five albums in now and their likable template hasn't changed all that much, nor does it have to: This is lilting adult alternative of the highest order.