[12] The group began writing material in Berlin's Planet Roc studios in the summer of 2006, at the height of the World Cup.

During that period, the band became fans of the sport, going so far as to rearrange their recording schedules around the event and including a sample of a match between Hertha BSC Berlin and FC Moskva in the song "Five" of their new album.

In November, the band announced on their official website that they had finished recording and had titled their album No Shouts, No Calls.

The album received generally positive reviews, with Heather Phares of AllMusic calling some songs "among the band's finest work";[13] detractors included Leonie Cooper of The Guardian, who mentioned the band had a "penchant for turning every tune [into] a proggy wig-out.

[15] The name "No Shouts, No Calls" is a reference to a line from the 2003 film "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World."