Eight years have passed since the West Yorkshire quintet's last album. This eponymous effort, delayed, we're told, by writer's block and perfectionist urges, aims to create a fresh start by going deeper and darker than previous work. "We used to turn this town red, now all I see is black," sings Danny McNamara on The Devil Looks After His Own. But despite the more brooding approach and the New Order-referencing bass riffs, Embrace's populist sensibilities remain intact: stadium-friendly choruses rise up and grab you by the throat at every opportunity.