Whenever Spoon is brought up in conversation, my girlfriend will chime in with a cruel wink and a smile and say, "the quintessential indie band." I had once off-handedly described Spoon as the quintessential indie band and now, for some other-worldly reason, she finds this particularly funny.

People do not mock me, I mock people!!

Bitch.

(Fill in the blank) _________ is the quintessential indie band.