With envy's original roots in thrash-metal and screamo still word proudly on their sleeves, the band have steadily evolved their sound to incorporate euphoric elements of post-rock and shoegaze to spectacular effect.

`Eunoia', a word describing the mutual feeling of goodwill that exists between a speaker and their audience, takes this dichotomy of calm and chaos and distils it even further, showcasing the band truly in their element, both on stage and in the studio.

Consisting only of songs that the band can and will play on stage, the album was written around the idea of searching for hope and inspiration from day to day life whilst feeling powerless against the weight of the world.

Lead single `Beyond the Raindrops' was one of the first songs written for the project but was only recorded at the 11th hour.

The epic, halftime groove and soaring, wall-of-sound guitars are as melancholic as they are magnificent with Tetsu's heartfelt lyrics written in the moment, in honest response to the song's haunting melody.

Elsewhere, tracks like `Whiteout' channel envy's frenetic origins with a pummelling drum solo introducing staccato post-hardcore guitar work and vocals that oscillate wildly between guttural roar and a rush of spoken words.

Opening track `Imagination and Creation', Described by ENVY as "a step forward into the future, using the past as nourishment"; blast beat drums and shrieking guitars propel a defiant and contagiously hopeful vocal melody into the unknown as a band with such a storied past learn to cherish the now as a means of bracing themselves for whatever happens next.

`Eunoia', their 8th full-length release, is truly a landmark album; the perfect balance of aggression and elation that sees the band's revitalised lineup exploring a latent sense of powerlessness in the face of a fractured and increasingly divisive world.