SPWTBFU is just amazing, all songs are good or better, with most being the latter.
Took a few listens to click though, but it's a good thing - i prefer music that grows on you, rather then the typical radio-music where there isn't really much more to 'grab' from the song the second time.
I'll agree that it isn't the typical 'new wave progressive'-music (with bands like
Porcupine Tree &
Riverside for example), more like art-rock with progressive, post-rock and metal influences.
But genre aside, the music is very much like a journey, especially the more post-rock influenced songs.
It's too soon to tell how high Oceansize will climb between my favorite bands, but this album is just brilliant, and i'm sure that the older stuff will grow on me as well, now when im giving it a more honest chance.
It's hard picking out favorite-songs from the album, but my highlights would be
Superimposer, which is a brilliant song from start to finish, and
Silent/Transparent which is a journey, and more epic then most progressive-songs i know.