I'd say this album is on par with High End Of Low, though maybe its a bit better since I think HEOL has so much filler that it really bogs the album down from being a "fun rock" record like what I think GAOG is. I hated EMDM initially but got into that album eventually and like how he approached it differently from past albums.

I'll still give this new album a couple more spins but it's pretty much how I expected it to be and judging from the live performances, he should just be a studio artist.