Switchfoot drops Sony

Looks like Switchfoot will be striking out on their own as an independent band.  I love their music, especially their last 3 albums.  I wonder if they will be able to get the kind of success this way as they have with a major label?  My only request is they keep cranking out the tunes just like they always have.

Switchfoot Sony Jon Foreman Columbia – CCMmagazine.com