Natalie never liked country? Well, considering that her dad was a country musician, she must have had one sucky childhood.
Lloyd was pretty much outside the country mainstream himself. He started playing with Joe Ely - who toured with the Clash in the US. And in addition to playing with and producing various Texas troubadors, he has played with the likes of Richard Buckner, Uncle Tupelo and Wilco. Hardly what most folks call country.
My guess is that she only got into the band because she saw it as the quickest way to success.
Just where does she think the band is going to fit in now? Rock? Alternative? Easy Listening? This is already a very hard time for musicians to make their mark, much less a group with an identity crisis.