Haha, I doubt I'll ever rig up a way to know what I got, but I'll keep it in mind.

I spent all weekend traveling and was dead tired last night, so I listened to half yesterday and half today. I'm sure the hype will simmer over time, but it's really, definitely, incredibly good. Instantly accessible (which I can't say was my experience with TKoL or even In Rainbows) but with so much depth and texture. The mood of the album is just indescribable; somber and dark, like Kid A or Hail to the Thief, but while being much softer around the edges.

I think TKoL had a layering that gave it depth but also obscured the intent, and for AMSP they took those tricks and techniques and applied them in a way that maintains the depth of composition while also making tracks that just melt right into your ears. It's really incredible. I'm trying to avoid too much hyperbole, but it's incredible.

Also: True Love Waits, finally recorded in the studio. It's up there with Videotape as one of their finest closers, in my opinion.