Vampire Weekend, Real Estate & friends talk jam bands

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“Vampire Weekend‘s Tomson is upfront about his jam band days but protects the identities of others. “I don’t want to out anybody,” he says.

But [Real Estate’s Alex] Bleeker sees greater acceptance on the horizon. It will be a vibe-heavy, groovy new world, where nobody will be ashamed to let their songs soar past the seven-minute mark. “I don’t want ‘jam band’ to be a dirty word in the indie-rock community anymore,” he says.” [Washington Post]