After giving this album its first listen, all that could be found was nothing but despair.

They would fit right in with tuneful soft indie by the likes of Coldplay, Travis and Radiohead. These kinds of bands get unjustified criticism for not being joyful, loud and not following the rock n roll lifestyle.

The biggest annoyance when listening to criticism is people saying, “it’s depressing” or “he sounds really droney”. So when the Soft Hearted Scientists started playing, (SHS) I could hear those fated words again.

Yet the more you listen to SHS the more the fear drifted away like one of their soulful tunes. The SHS make it easy to get lost listening to their melodious, beautiful songs. Light Years To Nothing sounds like a Bowie style dilemma track with a twist of the Postman Pat theme tune.

It’s strange the first time you hear it, yet liberating the second, while track opener The A470 Song is a repetitive yet crazy song about driving to the mountains on the A470. Not even the car pollution can ruin its beauty.

Siberia is reminiscent of The Beatles in a peaceful yet revolutionary style mood.  It contains “a lovelorn duet” and lyrically features hummingbirds and bonsai.

Rockford’s Return is a bassier tune that starts with cuckoos and develops into another slow yet satisfying tune. Another catchy tune is Eyes. Picture a psychedelic Beach Boys with hope of greater things.

As their name suggests, nature is a huge influence to the band. It reflects in their music, which isn’t about drugs and sex like Oasis, or about weekend clubbing like the Arctic Monkeys.

They are a relaxed, soulful band talking about inner feelings, states of mind and the world’s nature. Like Coldplay’s early work, it is simple yet effective. Let’s hope they find the epic vibe that has made Coldplay such a joy to listen to.