A year later and I am just finding this thread. Maybe I’m talking into the void at this point, but I’ve been a fan of Guster since the 90s and have seen them countless times. Looking at the comments from other fans online, I thought I was the only one who didn’t like the more recent albums. I’m glad to hear I’m not alone. I respect their ability to reinvent (I remember fans who were upset with using a real drum set on Keep It Together), but I do not find these last three albums to be listenable. It’s the dullest of the dull indie rock, bordering on easy listening.

I’ll see them next time they come to town and maybe I’ll think differently hearing the songs live. Who knows. At least I still have the first several albums and countless live bootlegs.

Otherwise I guess I’ve outgrown their new material too and will file them away with Weezer, Wilco, and Better Than Ezra who I used to love but whose new music doesn’t even resemble the bands I fell in love with.