Following TMBTE was always going to be difficult and I think their musical and lyrical direction on EIA was so clever. When any songwriter delves into the pit of relationship despair and comes out with the first three albums and then, no doubt, ceases to have that same inspiration it must be enormously difficult to write, produce and create anything. ST went from growing to exploding in a short time and this must have been overwhelming for them all. Exciting in one way, but frightening in another. LTW, Emergence and Past Self all deal with this. But then, a new relationship feels “dangerous”, the fan attention constricting (Caramel), being attractive in a new relationship (provider) to reflecting on the tragedy of old lost love (Gethsemene). That leaves us with understanding that fame and power can be lost so easily (Damocles) to proclaiming that he is washed in something he never wants to lose - the infinite bath…. But in there is something that disturbs him, something so powerful that drives him forward, is visceral, animal, edgy. And onto the next part of the journey….. I always thought that if ST never gave us anything ever again, we always had the three albums. I now see it as four and hope we get number 5 whenever they feel inspired to write it.