... And then everything is strangely smooth

Three years it took until Tocotronic presented the follow-up to their grandiose work "KOOK". A white, self-titled album. The music is historically quite interesting and suggests an ambitious project. The previous one had already far from the ( ... supposed) authenticity of the earlier albums away reality references are now no longer aimed at the new plate, the so-called realism does not fall further into the weight at the end, in "News from the trickster", it formulated Dirk von Lotzow for the fan base for the record: One to one is over now!
What's the matter? Well, the songs are about seeing and understanding - and the opposite. Epistemology meets Märchenmotivik. The voice of places that do not exist in the strictly geographical sense of intermediate realms. The world can be seen only in outline, everywhere are shadows. A condition between day and night. Mysterious spaces, busy environments, a strange glow - briefly: a forest of signs. (Now also the visual editing of the first single is understandable - although not quite matched "This Boy Is Tocotronic")... The paths are intertwined There are no straight paths The aim of the track that you followed, you do not know (and you will probably not reach). The texts are permeated by enigmatic ciphers and motives who want to draw attention to a deeper meaning and decrypted.
Unfortunately, the music is not so interesting. Apparently now Tocotronic have joined the unspeakable 80s revival. Synth sounds and samplers were known although already of "KOOK" But the catchy rock guitars of yesteryear which still occasionally howled its predecessor, you're looking here now entirely in vain (the guitars on the new album sound only after Van Halen -. Including fanfare what is not really funny). Many songs rippling just so to himself. Whether it is the producer Tobias Levin? Anyway sound Tocotronic so produced than ever before. ironed, artificial, sterile and, yes, even a little boring. For this this affects the music, paradoxically, despite all the obvious effort somehow unfinished. It's almost more fun to browse in the booklet than to listen to the plate.
Conclusion: ok lyrics, music ko