Considering the difficult circumstances at the time, Deftones did well to write music at all in 2010, let alone to unleash a career-beating album like Diamond Eyes. Two years on, original bassist Chi Cheng sadly remains too ill to return to the fold, but it seems Sacramento’s sons are still in the middle of a purple patch artistically. Everything that’s traditionally set Deftones apart from their peers is crystallised in these 11 songs: the devastating riffs, Chino Moreno’s melancholy howl , and – above all else – their flawless grasp of dynamics. And though the title roughly translates as “love at first sight”, Koi No Yokan will doubtless benefit from the repeated listens that a record this extraordinary deserves.