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Words: Loren • September 8, 2020

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Noel (Grumpster – drums)

SPB: You just released a new 7", following last year's full-length. What is your favorite format of record (EP vs LP) to listen to as a fan?

Noel: LPs! We feel like a longer release can be more cohesive, and indicative of the artist(s) at the time of release; an LP can almost define an artist. For example, we feel like our LP Underwhelmed is a pretty good example of where we were and who we were when we wrote and released it. The Mindless 7” is a little bit more of a piece in transition, we were playing with some ideas that we didn’t feel would really fit on the LP that were currently working on. 

Loren • September 8, 2020

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