Ok, two full listens of the album now.
Overall, I think it's gorgeous. I do sort of agree with some of the comments here about the pacing/track-order being a little off.
For me, the first 6 tracks are just wonderful - lots of power and emotion. I imagine some people might find them samey or too much an extension of WS (although I'd say they're quite different - much less acoustic guitar), but still beautiful. Ariel in particular is stunningly emotive, and Anathema is fantastic as well - those are probably my two favourites at the moment.
You're Not Alone is fine in and of itself, but I don't think it really fits on the album at all, and feels really out of place.
And then the last 3 tracks are all very mellow - very very nice, but quite a shift in mood. I dig the introduction of the electronic elements and think it's cool that they've added in some new ideas, but the fact that the last 15 minutes of the album is all pretty quiet (especially vocally) with no real crescendos or climaxes just makes the album feel like it fizzles out slightly.
I think if they'd moved either Take Shelter or Firelight/DS earlier in the album - say just before Ariel - I think the pacing of the album would have worked so much better. And they probably could have scrapped You're Not Alone, or saved it for another release where it might fit better.
Still, the music itself is great, and I absolutely adore some of the songs already.