Conversation and Concert-Going with The 71′s
Guest Contributor: Jen Broadwell
Houston, TX rock outfit The 71’s have a new LP out these days, entitled We Are Locomotive, but when I asked the guys how they decided to call it that, they had a hard time giving me a definitive answer. At the end of the deliberation, all I got was “because it plows over people.” Not a surprising choice of words from a band member coined Tank. The band is comprised of Tank on drums, his brother Jacob Lisenbe on bass, guitarist Ryan Cecil, and lead singer Keeton Coffman. The rhythm section brothers joined forces with the other half of the group when Coffman decided to move to Houston dragging Cecil, his University of Texas at Austin classmate, along with him. Painted white from head to toe, the four grace the cover of We Are Locomotive, entertaining their idea to avoid contrast, unlike some forms of common album artwork. Josh Moore, formerly part of a band himself, produced the new album, sometimes adding organ and piano.
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