I disagree. Are you saying that one should pretend to change one's core beliefs in order to pander to a commercial audience? They are basically saying "This is who we are. If you don't like us, tough." I respect that. If you read the article you also know that they are embarassed by their early recordings because they feel like some of them were dumbed down and made sappy under pressure from Nashville executives. Now they are going to record what they want, how they want. I think that is awesome.
As for this being some crafty move to increase sales by pandering to a liberal crowd, I think you are really reaching. There is not a big liberal audience for this kind of music.
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