Soulful intro. If you're going to have the transition be static, you could try creating an animorphs-like transition between the static pictures.
The higher max speed and flap acceleration is great; it really feels like you can dare risk acrobatics now instead of always hopelessly racing down pedestrians. But the rest of the new physics is awkward. In particular, collisions are much more punishing in throwing you off-track now. And difficulty is way higher than it was before.
I'm not sure the Death Metal font fits the comfy music and vibe.
The UI in general is the weakest link in this right now, I think. Fix that and the game is ready to get some new content.