With their mix of sweeping-but-sensitive anthems and lush-but-heartfelt ballads, Scottish rockers Travis transformed the British alternative scene in the late '90s. On acclaimed albums like 1999's The Man Who and 2001's The Invisible Band, the band added majestic riffs and folk-inspired melodies to lead crooner Fran Healy's tender love songs. Epic and intimate all at once, Travis brought a new earnestness and introspection to alt-rock after the boisterous years of Britpop, and set the stage for the rise of bands like Coldplay and Starsailor.