Annie Zaleskie tackles a baffling conundrum: why do so many people dislike a band led by a man who says things like “as a person who’s been a lifelong member of Amnesty International, of all human-rights crimes I think that this kind of unwanted [pre-installed album], if it’s at the top of your list or even halfway up it, your life is really fantastic,” while wearing wraparound sunglasses indoors?