That's because the band is a shadow of it's former self. Most members are gone, and both the songwriting and instrumentation has gone downhill.
I don't like being such a hater, but it's true. |
You gotta remember that Paint It Golden was mostly Leighton's own separate songs that he was going to release himself but then they decided to stay together. I think this song and the other clip shows that he/they can still write the Illuminate-esque style.