"We purposely tried to make repetition both a kind of lyrical concept – like feeling trapped in cycles or feeling stuck in purgatorial spaces – but then have that bleed into the form of the songs, whether that's about lyrics repeating or a riff that won't go away for the entire fucking song," says David.

Then there's the lyrical reflections. One song is called 'The Undertow', while 'A Drowning Confession' includes a refrain around 'the undertow' as it drags you down and the futility of fighting against it. Elsewhere, imagery of the Catholic church and Catholicism run riot, as do criticisms of authority and authoritarian regimes and consumer culture. It's ultimately a record crafted – sculpted even – to the point where every note or lyric feels deliberate and nuanced.

This can be seen in the group's astonishingly detailed approach to songwriting, which would make more individualistic artists run for the hills. A collective in the truest sense of the word – they share out vocal duties, meaning they don't have a nominated lead singer – while songwriting is tackled from the perspective of the group, with everyone free to edit and feed in suggestions.