Nate Sloan

The band actually had a period of commercial and critical decline after this.

And it wasn't until...

Eight years later, in 2009, that they reclaimed some kind of foothold in the music industry when they released a little song called Hey Soul Sister.

That song single-handedly responsible for more ukulele sales in the 2010s than any other.

Maybe except for Zooey Deschanel.

You might throw Jason Mraz in there as well.

There was a little moment where the ukulele was a thing again.

And Hey Soul Sister was definitely a part of that.

This became another massive hit for the band.

And since then, 2009, they've released a string of albums.

They've had additional hits, including Drive By, Play That Song.

And right now they have a new single out.

But even with all their success, they're also a band that gets a lot of criticism.

Yeah.

Which kind of fascinates me.

Like, how do we square being at...

the top of your game, having some of the biggest commercial smashes of the 21st century, and also have people sipping on haterade whenever you release a new song.

You don't have to square it.

You just skewer it.

Everyone loves to take people down at the top.