When this band first came on the scene with Maps, which they performed at the MTV Music Awards in 2004 in the middle of what seemed to be an opium-induced buzz as poppies fell onto the stage, I didn’t think they’d be around very long.

But as I’ve listened to albums Fever to Tell, Show Your Bones, the IS IS EP and It’s Blitz, it’s obvious: This band doesn’t make bad albums and obviously has the power to stay in the music scene as long as they want.