Backstreet Boys

With sundry lawsuits, flagging record sales and an audience that graduated from boy-band pop to Coldplay rock, the Backstreet Boys have suffered lean times. It makes sense that the piano intro of "Inconsolable" nods to their popular successors, even if the harmony-thick "Baby!" that introduces the chorus evidences business as usual. Granted, there the guitars have slightly more beef, but, if this single is an indication of the forthcoming LP, the boys are on familiar turf.