Sodastream are unlikely to ever be a household name in Australia, but that doesn’t change the fact that the duo write beautiful songs, filled with warmth and feeling. It’s in the gentle approach, the lovely swooning sense that dominates proceedings on Reservations, the band’s fourth album.

Whilst not a household name in Europe, Sodastream are certainly more appreciated away than at home. The opening two songs, “Warm July” and “Anti”, are sad and lonesome moments of pretty contemplation, but it’s on “Twin Lakes” that the band deliver the sort of song that’s found them a home on radio in the UK and Europe – it’s got a slightly more jaunty melody, and an instant nature to it that makes it that much more immediate.

“Anniversary” highlights the interplay between the double bass of Pete Cohen and the vocals of Karl Smith by backing it with a piano. If it was a song surrounded by several ‘rockers’, it’s be the big hit ballad – it’s heartfelt, true, and a delight to hear. The strength is in the composition; Sodastream write magnetic little songs with beginnings, middles, and ends.

But, yes, they are indeed ‘little’. There’s nothing remotely brash or ostentatious about this band. They simply do what they do, and the external forces – concerns over radio play, flashy videos – are ignored. The focus is solely on the music: as it should be. Sodastream are still doing things very much by their own terms, but they’re terms worth following.