Very strong album. It's very encouraging to see that they tried to keep the songs concise and very progressive at the same time. It's been a while since they did that, it almost feels like every song is a small epic, there is so much stuff going on in each song.
It is also one of the most complex DT albums i think, i wonder why people said it's a more commercial approach, it took me a while to get most of the songs, despite their relatively short length.
Not very fond on the sound of the album, mostly drums and vocals (which are very processed) and the overall loudness, but having JM so prominent again makes me very happy.
I was a bit underwhelmed with IT, despite it having great sections, it just feels a little disjointed to me compared to other epics (not including TCOT which is the worst epic in terms of structure in my opinion) but it's nice to see DT trying something different like the string section.
It is definitely an album that needs multiple listens to reveal itself, and we have a long way to go.