I listened to this driving around today - I wasn't too impressed. I think 'The elements of sonic defiance' is their best album, and the last one and this one aren't as tight as that one. Lyrically, I think their new album is a 4 out of 10. They always have good guitar work and interesting composition, but if the lyrics suck, who cares? I think they were listening to too many Ataris albums when they wrote the latest album.