Does it get frustrating to have every new album compared to Daydream Nation?
Well, I don’t know about frustrating, as much as it seems like a typical critical way to be. In some cases, it masks a sort of lazy criticism, but people want to compare what they think you’re doing to what they think is you at your best. I understand why it happens and it’s always interesting to read critical thought on your work, whether you agree with it or not. We read the negative stuff just as avidly as we read the positive stuff because you never know what you’re gonna find. I don’t know — it’s typical, I guess is what I would say. It’s typical that it happens. You’re now signed to Matador after the end of your famed deal with Geffen. But you’ve joined an indie label in a very different indie-rock climate than you saw 20 years ago, with bands like Grizzly Bear now debuting on the Billboard Top 10. Did they really? Well, people like that Beach Boys stuff. Do you feel like there’s been a shift in accepting indie rock as something that’s actually marketable? Well, I think it’s more
