Originally Posted by pacmunchkin 
If someone can tell me what’s happened to this band in the last eight and a half years to explain such a change in tone, let me know.
Maybe they just hit puberty.
I think you have no idea of how right this, which should be a funny statement, is.
Though I'd suggest you to try a couple more listens, as it's easy to get lost as the guitar sound is so predominant, seeming like the only thing that stands out linking all the songs.
I can't actually believe that a Song to Self or a Long Way Down with it's signature tempo change really do not stand out to anyone's ears.