The songs on Travis' latest album, The Invisible Band, are instantly tunes you can hang your coat on. Songs to make you sing. Vocally, singer Fran Healy has grown wings.

Sonically, Nigel Godrich has underlined his position as the best young producer in the business.
Travis songs, intrinsically, are built to make you happy. That's their job. Neil Primrose doesn't know any songs that make him sad, or any music that is negative. Dougie Payne has written a song, 'Ring Out The Bells', that was inspired by the sound of angels getting their wings in It's A Wonderful Life. Guitarist Andy Dunlop has penned a song too ("You Don't Know What I'm Like") - Andy sings it as well; he brings to mind a young Ray Davies.

The last song written for the album, 'Dear Diary', is about reading between the furrowed lines. Sad songs do say so much. But they still make you feel euphoric. If they're doing their job properly.