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Continue to ChatOf course you want to keep making good records, but I think there were certain aspects to the indie rock situation at that point where we were pushing the envelope a little bit too far. We weren't happy with the distribution we were getting, and a few other things. So for a lot of ways it made sense for us to jump to a major label right then, and it made sense in terms of challenging ourselves to put ourselves in new situations. - Lee Ranaldo from https://whatsmyquote.com/quote/of-course-you-want-to-keep-making-good-records-but-i-think-there-were-certain-aspects-to-the-indie-rock