A few thoughts so far:
I'm surprised this is independent and not going out on Universal Music, given their apparently successful relationship with UMe since Karl's Edgeland.
According to
this Japan article, they worked on the album from Aug. 2014 - Sept. 2015, the fastest they've ever completed an album.
At 44:48, this is the shortest album UW have ever released, beating the previous record holder, Barking, by almost 10 minutes.
"Twenty Three Blue" will also be available on the Japan releases as a bonus track.
STITI's 20th anniversary date is on March 11, so now it makes sense why the Remaster is coming out a little bit early. Also, it seems like we probably won't be getting a STITI full album tour.