I really like the fun. album. It's like The Format, except minus all the "why did you fuck around on me?" parts.
im best friends with the format gang and it was decided that nate wrote his best songs when some crazy girl fucked with his emotions, resulting in a trainwreck of drinking and sadness.
also, living in phoenix didnt help. the move to new york and the collaboration with the other parts that make up fun. probably brought this to the next level that the format could have gone, for what it's worth.