Today saw the much anticipated release of "Join With Us" the new album from The Feeling. Ever since I listened to their first album "Twelve Stops and Home" I've been a huge fan and was looking forward to this a lot.

So what's it like? Well, there are a few tracks that will be familiar to fans. "I Thought It Was Over", the new single, hasn't been off TV and radio in the last fortnight, so you've probably heard this one a lot! It's quite dancy and upbeat, just what you want to start an album with. Also, "Join With Us" and "This Time" have both been on previous CD single releases, although these versions are definately more polished.

Of the remaining tracks, the stand out ones for me are "Without You", "I Did It For Everyone", "Turn it Up" and "Won't Go Away", all great songs and potential singles.

Filling in the gaps are "Spare Me", "Loneliness" and "Connor" which although far from awful, might take a while to grow on you.

I was a little dissappointed with the final track, "The Greatest Show on Earth". The title promised a lot and I was expecting something along the lines of "Blue Picadilly" but in comparison it seems quite weak, I was also slightly dissappointed with the Bonus Track, "We Can Dance", it just doesn't do it for me.

In conclusion, a follow up that could even came close to matching the instant likability factor of the first album was always going to be difficult, there are definately some promising tracks here and after a few listens, it's definately growing on me. It doesn't have the same feel as the first album but it is still distinctly the sound of "The Feeling".

Overall Rating 8/10 

Click here to preview the tracks and buy online in .mp3 format.