Jon looks very genuine in that clip.

From what I gathered...

- The record is done with no title as of yet, but the working title is "What About Now"
- Subject matter includes "socially minded songs" i.e. unemployment, poverty level etc. and is suppose to challenge people in life

- "Because We Can" is most likely the first single
- "I'm With You" is most likely second single
- "Does Anybody Want What's Left Of Me" is another track.
- 43 songs were cut in the last year.

* Single in January
* Tour in February
* Album in March

Info is at 17:32 in the video.

It does sound very much like The Circle Part 2.