Complex sentence: This album was a departure from the band's usual methodology, featuring 12 new, never-before-heard songs and one song, Time Waits, previously performed only by singer/guitarist John Bell in solo appearances.
Split into simpler sentences: This album was a departure from the band's usual methodology. Ball, however, included 12 new, never-before-heard songs and one song, Time Waits, previously performed only by singer/guitarist John Bell in solo appearances.