From Abel's twitter:

new york on monday for final stages of mastering. finally get to close this chapter... xo

house of balloons is done 1/3 ... xo

thursday is done 2/3 ... tom coyne is a genius

echoes of silence is done 3/3 ... #ilovenewyork

mastered for itunes...

He also tweeted:

the beautiful ones they hurt you every time...

Not buying this tbh. I already have it, and I would rather pay for something new. It's a recession right now.