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The 757s
12+ albums
sxsw 2009
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The 757s: Can you really record two albums worth of material just a week after forming a band? For the four members of Twin Cities-based The 757s, the answer is “yes.” The 757s departed from the norm by recording their debut album after their very first practice session—with no written songs or extensive rehearsals. “Our model quickly became writing songs in the 10 minutes prior to recording them,” says the band’s founder, Seth Zimmerman. “The idea was to put together a group of friends that could play and get along, which seemed reasonable at the time.” Zimmerman (Tangletown) was able to convince Twin Cities guitar denizen Jimmy Peterson (Bellwether, Missing Numbers) to join the effort. Together, they enlisted drummer Steve Sutherland (Grant Hart/Nova Mob) to work the drum kit, and Paul Pirner (Mosquito Ranch) to play bass. The initial meeting of The 757s produced a sound that was immediately fierce, combustive and messy. “Our first and only real rehearsal was in some awful warehouse space”, says Peterson, “It was so loud and fast, I thought they were joking. Everyone felt like letting it fly and fly we did.” A week later, The 757s showed up at Mike Wisti’s Albatross Studios and rolled tape, the first shot at what ultimately resulted in two records worth of spontaneous and frenetic songs. “We made the decision to avoid our sophomore slump and released our second album first,” jokes Zimmerman, “We called it ‘Tell the Pilgrims It’s a Potluck,’ which is a lyric from the yet
