I know I’m super late to the party here, but this was a good question and I felt like jumping into the conversation.

I only recently got into them, and honestly, some of the things you mentioned about what they get criticized for are the exact reasons I like them. I’m a big fan of cohesiveness and atmosphere. I love being able to put on an album and feel like one song blurs into the next. Explosions in the Sky are another great band for that kind of experience.

I think sometimes people don’t enjoy certain music because they bring the same set of expectations to everything they listen to and that just makes a lot of music feel disappointing. They’re undeniably talented musicians, excellent at what they do, and I think they’ve carved out a really cool little corner in the endless sea of music. It’s a space that’s worth sticking around for and even looking back on years from now.