Trance metal.
The root of CoL's sound. Not where they are today but imo the best of their "old sound".
Which was, ofc, "new" at the time. :)
As an album overall a rougher sound, a happy accident I think as it's turned out their best. (so far)
I'm not usually too fussed about the Favourite Track aspect of reviews here, exception: in this case Dim is a 100% must listen- in the album it is perfectly placed and then into the finale of Dark City, Dead Man it is a carry-away.

Core of the bands sound?
Perfect leveling of the ranges of steel pedal with guitar and bass drone.
Song titles that were a meme of the 2000s, too real for the people that remember them in the 2020s. :)
My first and always recommendation of the band to people who haven't heard of them.

A Mogwai best of?
Collection of sounds from their past.
Hear tones of vocoder greats, drone greats, "post-rock" greats.
If you need an intro to them this is it, if I'm honest each track could probably just be a pointer to a great in their past, but that's a nice review, right? :)
They manage to close on a great, droner, note as they always seem to do.
I am looking forward to seeing them live, I just hope from the sound of this album it isn't the last time. :\

Jamie's expansion of his solo sound.
Dub-lite? (that is not a criticism)
And with the familiar, welcomed, return of previous bandmembers.
Great (summer?) sound of 2024, but I have to admit a bit late for the year- 2025 will be quick around the corner though. :)
Thanks for the sounds no matter the time of the year though.

Classic range of Björk sounds.
Her most personal album, in my opinion- more of Björk the indivudual and less of the enigmatic artist. But where should the divide be? :)
Happy for her sharing of personal emotions, sad for the dissolution of an artists' mystery?
Question mark for tone, great album.