Since SW himself said that the album will be a bit all over the place, with some prog, some use of electronics, some ballads, I'm curious to see how some of the more recent fans will embrace the album. What SW did on Grace and especially Raven was something that resulted in a lot of new fans. Fans who might not have been much into PT or SW's earlier works, but fans of a more classic Progressive Rock style, who really loved what those albums were going for. Now it seems SW is letting go of that part a bit and doing some other things as well, hopefully with a good result, and maybe people who "only" fell in love with SW because of Raven/Grace will appreciate this new side, and be able to get into more SW/PT stuff from there.
He's an incredibly talented musician and without a doubt one of my favorites, and I'm always excited when he goes a new direction. I know Prog Rock is essentially his wheelhouse and he will forever be associated with the genre and hailed as one of the most important figures of it, but any time he gives us any indication he might be putting that aside in favor of another music style, no matter if it's pop, electronica, noise or drone, I'm even more excited than I would be normally.