>Most importantly
>it's authentic for the group and the individuals.

This is what I've been saying to everyone about this album. After 18 years, that's the hardest thing to pull off IMO. Because there's so many things pulling you in different directions. Balancing what you think the core fans want, trying not to abandon the old sound while at the same time making something that sounds updated and modern, etc. It can't be easy. But they pulled it off so naturally and flawlessly and created the perfect bookend to their legacy. It's nostalgic and modern all the same. They intertwined the two so organically. I can't say enough about it.