Feeder's story is one of resilience, a quality fully demonstrated in their music throughout their career, which unbelievably is now over a decade long. True, they may not push the boundaries in quite the same way their early efforts Polythene and Yesterday Went Too Soon suggested they might, but in setting course for the heart of UK radio they have burned their songs into the consciousness of many a listener.

Feeder's winning combination seems to have been a drawer full of good hooks and pop tunes, enhanced by singer Grant Nicholas and a vocal delivery that freely emotes. And despite the obstacles that have been placed before them, the band have comfortably outlasted many of their contemporaries.

Feeder have been in the public eye for five years now, and despite a few good early singles Buck Rogers was the record to cross them over, an upfront track that builds on the promise of the worthy, blustery rock of tracks such as Insomnia. Since then the melody count has been high, a consistently strong element of the bands songs, but more recently they have also brought more emotion into their songwriting. It's easy to pinpoint this down to the sadly absent drummer Jon Lee, and it proves difficult to listen to Just The Way I'm Feeling or Forget About Tomorrow without thinking of him.

What Singles does show is that lately Feeder tracks tend to fall into two categories pop metal to blow away the cobwebs, as typified by most recent release Lost & Found, or the moody ballad that stares into space, lost in thought. The former works best, with Nicholas displaying plenty of raw energy, his instantly recognisable tones comfortably outsmarting the guitars a big sound for just three people. Too much more of the latter, however, and Feeder may be in danger of starting to sound formulaic.

Still, their recent stuff has an assurance that sits well, a solidly rocking stance with Come Back Around and Just A Day obvious examples. It will be interesting to chart where they go from here it's all very well saying if it ain't broke, don't fix it, but you get the feeling there is enough creative energy between the three not to fall into that trap. For the meantime we can admire their spirit, and enjoy their spirited pop rock with the windows wide open.

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