I managed to give this album a couple more spins over the weekend and some of the songs are definitely starting to stand out, I still feel like a lot of it sounds closer to Tomahawk than the FNM of old though. The songs I like are -
"Superhero" (Probably the song thst reminds me the most of old FNM, great song with some nice changes, does drag a little towards the end but still, decent track.)
"Sunny Side Up" (Laid back and very catchy, some funny lyrics too. I'm guessing this one will be a single.)
"Separation Anxiety" (The music on this one is great, very atmospheric, vocally it reminds me of something off the first Tomahawk album, good stuff)
"Matador" (Musically and vocally the most complex song on the album, as previously mentioned Patton's voice is really strong on this and the outro where hes singing over Jon Huson's guitar solo is awesome. This one would sound right at home on their last album.)
"From the Dead" (Nice acoustic, almost country sounding album closer. A little too short and its no 'Just A Man' or 'Pristina' but its a nice mellow song and I think it could be the only song on the album where Mike just sings and doesn't break into a scream once!)
The other 5 songs on the album still aren't really doing anything for me but again over time that may change, also hearing CD quality versions will be a huge improvement. I prefer their 90's albums (I was actually a big fan of 'Album of the year') but its still great to have them back and its worth picking up for those 5 songs alone which are waaaay better than a lot of the shit that's coming out these days.