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The 75s

About Me


The 75s play smartly crafted girlie power pop.
The 75s are loud.
The 75s are catchy.
The 75s have released one LP, "Extra Fancy", and one EP, "Stereo".
The 75s made the 2008 Village Voice Pazz & Jop Singles Poll.
The 75s have received some nice press.
Other nice press:
“This is girly punk music stripped back to the bare basics with more than a hint of a vintage K Records sound tunefully dispatched amongst the chords. Nice!”
- www.indie-mp3.co.uk 7/7/07
“Listening to an advance demo of The 75s’ “Extra Fancy” debut CD. Seriously, best St. Louis export since Bunnygrunt. Extra Fancy is what Cub and later Buck could and should have been: the work of a fun, ragged rock band with keen pop songwriting skills and a healthy Ramones fixation”
- Mike Appelstein, http://djearlybird.blogspot.com 12/26/07
“… maybe its just refreshing for me to see a band like the 75s because it falls outside the usual poncy, pretentiousness that is my day to day currency. I dunno. It also doesn’t hurt that their songs kick ass.”
- Joe Stumble, www.lastdaysofmanonearth.com 4/24/08
"St. Louis has spawned a really good power pop, girly punk band in The 75s. Their songs are, short, strong and full of 1977ish buzzsawing guitars and crashing drums ala the Buzzcocks. At the same time you can't help but think of Dollymixture, Nikki Corvette, or even Sleater Kinney when you hear the female vocals..."
-Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World, www.mistersuave.com 5/26/09
"If the Ramones were punk sisters (mostly) instead of brothers, it might have sounded something like the 75s. (They) play loud, primeval and danceable rock. The style may echo the cute-and-cynical K Records aesthetic, but the 75s is redeemed by volatile rhythms and pure power chords. "
-Roy Kasten, Riverfront Times 6/2/09
"It wasn't that horrible."
-Laurel's mom (senior-citizen/talk radio fan), after seeing The 75s live for the first time.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 26/02/2007
Band Website: www.myspace.com/the75s
Band Members: Laurel - Guitar and Vocals
Morgan - Bass and Vocals
Scott - Drums
Influences: Ramones, Buzzcocks, Pixies, Tiger Trap, Beat Happening, Cub, Thee Headcoatees, Nikki and The Corvettes, The Muffs, The Gits.
Sounds Like: Really loud girlie power pop.
Record Label: Trouble In River City (TIRC)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

We're taking July off!

Yep.  No gigs in July.  We'll be finishing up some songs that have been in the works for a while and writing some new ones.So be sure to catch us this Friday at The Library in Soulard.  Kepi Ghoulie i...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:09:00 GMT

If you didn't get to see us Sunday...

Here is a nice recap:Review on KDHX.org- The 75s
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:31:00 GMT

The secret behind The 75's creation...

Todd, one of the fine folks responsible for one of my favorite blogs, www.post-rockist.com, was kind enough to ask permission to post one of our mp3's as part of their promotion of the RFT Showcase th...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:04:00 GMT

Vote or die.

The 75s are up for Best Pop Band.http://polls.riverfronttimes.com/polls/stl/musicawards2 009/Thanks, Scott
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 14:59:00 GMT

Info on recent 3-song EP!

The 75s are happy to announce that our new EP, "Stereo", was released at our February 28th show at Lemmons in St. Louis.The 3-song EP includes the songs "Stereo", "Candy Colored Dreams", and "I Wanna ...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:55:00 GMT

We have killer NEW T-Shirts!

Hot off the presses from Nathan at House of Eight Legs printing! We have some of these in all sizes (XS-XL), and you can get them in any color, so long as it's black!We will be selling these at our ne...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:01:00 GMT

Album review by LAST DAYS OF MAN ON EARTH!

Joe Stumble is an excellent St. Louis-based guitarist (and former member of one of our fave local bands, Left Arm).Joe is also an active blogger. His really great Last Days Of Man On Earth mainly focu...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:44:00 GMT

Our 1st CD is now on sale!

"Extra Fancy", our debut CD, is now available for sale!You can either:1) Buy a copy at one of our shows.2) Pick up a copy at Apop Records on Cherokee Street in St. Louis, or3) Order it online. (At the...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 07:28:00 GMT