The Dismemberment Plan (Shervin Lainez/Partisan Records)

After bits and pieces of the album teased here and there—including a new song you could only hear by calling a certain phone number—The Dismemberment Plan’s first album in 12 years is now streaming, in its entirety, over at NPR Music.

So, how is it? Well, we’ll have a full review next week that’ll get into the nitty gritty of the album, but here are a few stray thoughts:

• As far as first line’s go, “You hit the spacebar enough / And cocaine comes out / I really like this computer,” is among Travis Morrison’s most WTF. I dig it.
• This is the most laid-back we’ve ever heard The Dismemberment Plan. The album has its jittery, spastic moments, but I was quite surprised at how loose and relaxed this album sounds. It almost sounds like they wrote the album from a Floridian retirement community.
• “White Collar, White Trash: Ah, there’s that old D-Plan groove we know and love so well.
• This album would be much, much better without “Daddy Was A Real Good Dancer.” God, that song.
• That being said, I think the following track, “Mexico City Christmas” might be my favorite on the album. Axelson’s funky bass line is accentuated by Easley’s steady beat, until the bridge builds and builds until Morrison releases this kind of primal wail. Great stuff.