Always's light. He who speaks there already from coma?

Karma, uh, Coma Chameleon is good (not so new), still current piece of Westphalian Sympathen So, after the laborious separation of GUN appeared on their own, activated in Germany label "Solitary Man Records". I remember as I years ago 1 1/2 as goofy've been waiting and I can now confirm still: It was worth every damn second wait. Granted, there was already a strange quasi-opener as 'Break My Stride' to hear from the Donots. Or that time in the preliminary Promo Album for the first few notes of "Pick Up The Pieces'. Or all the other songs at that time on the annual financial statements show in 2007. It was the solid Donots Sound usual. The band was known for "simple" melodies and not too bad also to play a good chorus more than twice. Why not. It worked then, works today still super. Nevertheless, whoever stops can rust, already knew that Muff Potter.
Many indeed criticize the new sound of this disc. Since directly come the next Muff Potter quote with "Who runs may get lost" in question, but in my opinion it was just fucking time for this. I have been following the band now for 7 years, ie since the Amplify The Good Times, and I am satisfied with the work so far Donots'schen. But at the latest at Got The Noise we noticed a few signs of wear but the concept 'Donots'. Somewhere missing since what. Somehow sounded as what similar. And somehow the song structures for five (!) Albums remained constant after all.
But now finally the album:
Coma Chameleon grows up. The Donots are grown. And the listener (or "fan") should be tolerant enough to be an adult let alone anyone to treat the grow up.
The songs are more mature, tougher riffs, the lyrics darker than ever. And if over-Sympath Ingo Knollmann sings about sinking ships, cold hearts and burning houses, one wonders at times but already really whether the Ingo's still who wondered at the time what has become of the '80s and has warbled about be big mouth , But yes, it's him. He is probably more than ever before.
The album remains constant at a level: The intro "There's A Tunnel At The End Of The Light" offers a tantalizing new world of Donots as Solitary Men who seconds later burned consistent with Break My Stride. This "hard" sound of guitars and the hint of anger in Ingo's voice is unusual and new. And in general is much new in home Donots: Even Guido Knollmann, guitarist of the band, must provide with "To Hell with Love" his singing debut. The Donots give yourself versatile as the titular chameleon times hard and direct, as with Break My Stride, This Is Not A Drill or even To Hell With Love, but also anthemic, quiet and peppy how it all too well in The can hear Right Kind Of Wrong and Stop The Clocks. In the latter you can hear the influence of Black mails Kurt Ebelhäuser but yet quite out. Still does not hurt.
Playing tips are hard to call. Across the board well.

Conclusion: As already mentioned, they have become great, the Donots. And maturity is at your damn good.
And who still too much intolerance towards this development applied, just believe me: The published in spring 2010 successor "Long Way Home" sounds even jumping mature than it did the chameleon. But perhaps is indeed one or the other can act together.

Silence is way too loud.