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Isn't there something inherently dishonest about not using the highest production values you can because being less produced is an easy way to make something sound arty?
*devil's advocate*
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Yes. But they
were using the highest production values available to them. Check this out:
Early Modest Mouse when signed to a really small label with next to no budget:
Later Modest Mouse after signing to a major label:
Also, there is a major difference between being artsy, and creating art. Being artsy is contrived. Creating art is more natural, although it still takes a lot of work. However, if an artist prefers the more "warm" sound of analog to digital, that's not dishonest. That's the artist's preference, and as it's their art who are we to say that they are wrong?