Cold shower for fans of the earlier works.

Those who had expected to get as melodic mood technically presented a similarly intoxicating album, which was easily disappointed across the board. Why is "Perfect Symmetry" not a bad album, it's not. However, it can be for me as a fan of the band, their soulful, expressive melodies and the unique, under the skin Tom Chaplin's voice just a feeling back, as did the band for this record given her soul in the cloakroom area of ​​the recording studio.

Tom Chaplin's voice is as good as not at all present. Had she just caused me to the former plates even without instrumental accompaniment only sensation shower, she goes on this plate almost completely under in polyphonic vocal arrangements and krachigen beats. Less is specified in the case of this band actually sometimes more.

The collaboration with Madonna producer has left unmistakable traces. The spherical, often slightly melancholic, but that's what all the authentic sounds of previous albums acting, which immediately attracted a magical and let thoughts wander, you will not find here. Instead, the songs almost without exception a snappy beat was mixed, which is reminiscent of the dance temple of the late 70s and early 80s and must have just something annoying for fans of earlier albums.
Sure you have the band credit, that it can not submit a work of the century as "Under the Iron Sea" every time. And of course, the mood of an album depends primarily on the prevailing mood of its protagonists and that's why there is actually no really bad albums.
But who was once enchanted by songs like "Hamburg Song" or "Crystal Ball", the need to feel easily disillusionment when he then - gets offered disco-pop ala "Spiralling" - after months of waiting. Too Bad. Mir remains to put my hopes on the next album and that Tom Chaplin and his comrades hopefully not necessarily a tangible depression and drug problems need to write such sad-beautiful ballads as they were listening to the first two albums.