"There are bands, like R.E.M., who want to have 17 records, and some are terrible and some are great. I don't know if people think like that anymore. Things are more atomized now."
"There was no indie rock band in the 90s at the level of, like, Grizzly Bear. I listen to their records and it's crazy how good they sound. That really freaks me out."
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Source: The Dismemberment Plan. Interview with Lindsay Zoladz, pitchfork.com. June 27, 2013.
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