First of all its no Good Feeling or The Man Who, but why should it be that was then and this is now!!! This album has seen all the lads put there own stamp on the album and it works so well, i've been a fan for years. This album shows maturity and feeling...it might not be a rock album but just turn off the light and listen to it from the lyrics to the melodies in my eyes its perfect and there always at there best....check the song Quite Free amazing guitars, chinese blues and before you were young......

This is album is simply quite brilliant!! One of the best albums of the year in my opinion, short songs, all very catchy and easy to enjoy. Lets hope another album will be as good as this, simply Brilliant!!!

Some of the songs im finding dull, and some others such as something anything and chinese blues really good. I would like to say that i'm not one of these people who like to put down a great bands newest offering (because that's what travis are - great - i love their early stuff and also the boy with no name) i loved coldplay's viva la vida and rem's accelerate, and i tend to hate thinking badly of a new album from one of my top bands. Some areas of ode to j smith are dissapointing me right now, but i'm going to give it a few more listens, if my opinion changes, ill give a new review :)