Awww, Sero(tone)in, that was such a cleverly placed jab that I can hardly take offense. The way the band has "suckered" me in to believing in their music is that they believe it, too. They believe in the proper construction of a simple pop song. I thought it made the most sense when they were on Lookout! and toured with Ted Leo; their music is even more easily misinterpreted when viewed as a major label release. The writing of sweet simple love songs is not a new idea, but the tradition of doing so has somehow become the property of mainstream homogenized music. So, yes, I'm a sucker for the idea that the Lashes wanted to throwback to a simpler era of self-expression.

You're not the first to disagree and certainly not the last, but you're the first I've seen to dispute their praise so sweetly and smartly.