My 2 cents, which is worth precisely, $0.02
I love the new code. I hadn't played my STLE in months (I had Metallica-itis) , and now I'm really enjoying it again.
I have to disagree with the sentiment that Urban's vocal performance is bad, or flat. His character is super dry, and wry. I think that's a big part of the charm of many of these callouts. I'm totally digging them. If anything, I think some EQ enhancements would really help. Right now, they just sound a little dry to me. Dial up some upper mid, and add a TINY bit of Reverb, and I think they'd leave a different impression. To me, their "flatness" could simply be production. Not performance.
I think it's a HUGE step in the right direction, and after a little polish, it's going to shine.