Conversation so far:
What is the new curved air
Having retained a good working relationship, Sonja Kristina and Mike Wedgwood formed a new band with Kirby Gregory (electric guitar), Eddie Jobson (keyboards, violin), and Jim Russell (drums).
Were the new Curved Air more popular than the former Curved Air
Whereas all the original Curved Air's albums had broken the UK top 20, the new band's sole album, Air Cut, failed to chart.
Did the New Curved Air dissolve after the sole album, Air Cut, failed to chart??
Curved Air broke up so quietly that, by Sonja Kristina's recollections, most of the music press wrote off the band's absence as a sabbatical.
Is stretch the new name for the new curved air“
Due to artistic differences with Jobson, Kirby Gregory and Jim Russell both left the group to form Stretch.

Question: What did the critics have to say about them
Self-contained rewrite: What did the critics have to say about Stretch?