A friend that works in an Spanish music magazine got the album and he didn't let me hear the full thing but I got a sneak peek of every song. So I actually can answer to the questions:
How prominent is Marr on If Love is the Law?
As much as on Ballad Of The Mighty I. There are few great riffs but with the production you really can't tell if its Johnny or a gun shooting a string.
What type of music are the instrumentals?
Some of them got 80's vibes,like B&W Sunshine. Sooo many influences.
Does Noel really sound that different on Keep on Reaching?
He does,but not that much. Not impressive but the voice doesn't sound like him at all. I got the same impression with HM actually at first listen.
Do the studio versions of Beautiful World and STMHTF differ from the live ones in any way?
Not really. The interlude on IABW sound slightly different and the instrumental after the french speech is not on a keyboard like the performance. Is actually done with strings.
Is the production as full on as it is on Fort Knox and Holy Mountain all the way through?
ANYTHING?
The production is really bad. But the songs are good as far as I can tell.And that's how much easy is to fake some news. Don't waste your time with knobheads mates,wait until the album is out! Cheers.