The Classic Symptoms of a Broken Spirit is the band's 10^(th) studio album and the follow-up to last year's critically acclaimed album, For Those Who Wish to Exist. The band had barely had time to celebrate their success before beginning the process of writing the songs that make up the new record. It was produced by Dan Searle and Josh Middleton, with additional production from Sam Carter at Deacon's Middle Farm Studios and the band's own HQ, Electric Studios, in Brighton. The band were buoyed by finally being back in the room together after mostly recording their last album remotely due to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic. The result, according to the band's drummer and songwriter Dan, is something altogether more "free, playful and spontaneous". 'This one feels more live, more exciting and more fun — it has that energy. We wanted it to be a lot more industrial and electronic," agrees frontman Sam Carter.