"Beautiful" is the first word that comes to mind when describing Travis, and more specifically THE INVISIBLE BAND. Anyone capable of human emotion can not help but be moved by Fran Healy's astonishing vocals. The lyrics are at times trite, but are always meaningful; those songs that don't challenge the intellect are sure to challenge the soul. The opening track "Sing" is pure fun and one of the most sonically interesting pop songs released in the last year. Their producer, Nigel Godrich (also Radiohead's producer) is all over this record...the songs flow into each other so naturally that it appears as if Fran and the boys have written one long opus instead of a collection of 12 songs. I highly recommend this record to anyone who enjoys inspiring melodies and well-crafted, delightful songs.