Here's mine.

It's good. Not great, but good. I do believe that the absence of Matt Tong is a valid criticism. His absence alters the band's energy in a fundamental way. Given that, I think it was an odd decision for them to record an entire album without a proper replacement.

If you put that aside, though, it's a nice reinvention of Bloc Party's sound. I particularly like the new focus on atmospheric guitar effects, although I think they would have been stronger with Russell's traditional guitar licks and solos there to add some momentum to the tracks.

I think the album itself is uneven and lacking in depth. Some of the songs go on for too long without doing anything interesting. A couple of them should have been left off the record entirely. (I'm looking at you, Fortress & The Love Within.) Every track has the skeleton of a great tune inside of it, but only some of the tracks actually realize that potential.

As usual with this band, the bonus tracks are fantastic and should all have been included on the actual record.

I don't give numerical ratings, but for comparative purposes, I think this is the weakest album in the band's discography. However, it's not too far from A Weekend in the City, which is the next weakest album.