Some thoughts on the album...I don't want to go into too much detail, but I've made some references to past songs to give an idea of the style some songs / sections sound like.
Barstool Warrior: This is probably the track that stands out to me the most on first listen. You get some prog, a beautiful guitar solo which reminds me of the one in TBOT except in 6/8 (actually several,) and James gives a great performance. This will be a favorite for many, I think. It has a nice climax near the end similar to The Bigger Picture, and the piano / guitar interlude in the middle is gorgeous.
Room 137: I'm not sure what to make of this one, honestly. It's definitely a different sound for DT. Very dark and almost psychadelic in places. For whatever reason, it's definitely not what I expected from MM, lyrically. I'm not sure what that's supposed to mean but wasn't sure what else to say. Probably my least favorite track on the album, though it does have some cool parts and it's by no means bad, just a personal taste thing probably.
S2N: Frantic is the first adjective that comes to mind to describe the verses of this one. The guitar solo has a jam vibe to it, like LTE. Keyboard solo at the end is held down by a nice heavy riff, similar to TDEN but this solo is much better and the song doesn't just fade out.
At Wit's End: This one has a lot of different sections. I enjoyed it, but it's one of those tracks that will take several listens to fully get, I think. My only complaint is how the song ends. It fades out during the guitar solo, there's a gap of silence and then it cuts to a short clip of the band playing softly from the original jam recordings. I would have rather them extended the guitar solo further and/or found another way to drop the song down at the end instead of fading to silence and cutting to a totally different mix.
Out Of Reach: It's a nice ballad. Just to follow the trend of reviewers skipping over this track, I'll do the same
Honestly though there's just not much to say (please don't assume this means it's bad, because it isn't.)
Pale Blue Dot: The comments about the guitars not driving the song from a few pages back are spot-on. Yes, you hear guitars, but the keys and drums are more upfront in the mix so they have a stronger presence. Very proggy instrumental section and a nice slower guitar solo later on. Like Barstool Warrior, I think this track will be another fan favorite from the album.
Also I would like to make special mentions to Mangini's drumming and drum sound in the mix. It is so much easier to hear all that he does on this album compared to others (particularly because you can actually hear the cymbals clearly,) and the drums don't sound overly processed. They still have a precise sound because that's just how MM plays, but it's a huge improvement and he's on fire -- MM fans will be very happy, I think.