I feel like some singles might get better, but overall album quality will drop because you have to change it up. You don't want to write the same song over and over which makes it difficult (especially after how many songs he's written) to stay consistent. I enjoyed the cracker Island single, haven't given the whole album a shot yet but I will. I'll say a large part of this perspective is definitely personal taste, you could argue about whether it is "technically better" but you'll like what you like.