Opening with the clattering of an underground train carriage, the third album from London trio South delivers reliability, but not excitement.` There have been more than a few comparisons with New Order, and listening to this it’s easy to see why.` Their clean, crisp guitars sparkle over barely-sung vocals, bringing to mind Ian Broudie’s Lightning Seeds as well as Salford’s finest, but unfortunately there’s nothing as uplifting or innovative as either band’s back catalogue. ‘Shallow’ boasts a soaring, sing-a-long chorus that somehow remains disappointingly muted, while first single ‘Up Close And Personal’ changes mood too many times in three minutes for it to stick in the memory for long.` ‘Safety In Numbers’ makes good use of some carefully-restrained electronica, but once again it’s unlikely to remain in your mind. In essence this is a clever, considered package, but lacking the kind of emotional involvement that could have made it truly great.` Clean, crisp and strangely sterile, there’s little to get excited about here, as if the band have resigned themselves to remaining background music for the rest of their careers.` Good, but not great.