Brought together by love of the three minute pop song, bridges and powerlines formed in the summer of 2005. The band, composed of keyboardist and vocalist Andrew Wood, bassist Keith Sigel, guitarist Jon Crockett, and drummer Pete Mucek, arrived via diverse geographic and musical backgrounds to create a quirky yet melodic mix of guitars, synths, vocal harmonies, and carefully constructed exploratory pop songs. Since their inception, the four have written songs inferring the pop sensibility of Spoon, the rousing melodrama of Wolf Parade, and sharp, catchy guitar lines akin to Thunderbirds are Now!
Excited crowds have packed venues throughout the northeast to see their energetic shows. Demos recorded in fall and winter of 2005-2006 were lauded by several influential indie publications and blogs, describing their endeavor as "an exhilarating racket" (sixeyes) that "might be the next band everyone is talking about." (New York Press)
In September of 2006 the band released their debut EP which received ecstatic reception from the online and print press, being described as "a taught five-song testament to why they should be added to your list of bands to watch." (IGN.com) The success of the EP attracted rising-star indie producer Chris Zane who had helmed breakout records by Les Savy Fav, The White Rabbits, and Asobi Seksu.
The band spent much of 2007 recording their debut with Zane, meticulously crafting a diverse collection of stories about male protagonists struggling with maturity in the face of boyhood impulses.
The band released their debut full-length ghost types on their own imprint CityBird Records on April 22, 2008. It met with immediate critical praise and was described as a "quirky and epic," (Deli Magazine) "incontrovertibly fun" (Yahoo Music) record, composed by a collection of "engineering nerds" (Pitchfork). The record was also a college radio hit, spending 2 months in the CMJ College Radio Top 200.
The band ended 2008 with an east coast tour, a series of CMJ Music Marathon showcases and a successful residency at NYC's Pianos. They are currently working on the follow-up to ghost types.
selected press
"now that's power" - pitchfork
"incontrovertibly fun" - yahoo music
"energetic, sharp indie rock songs." - washingtonpost.com
"quirky and epic" - the deli magazine
"'Bridges And Powerlines' self-titled debut EP is a taught five-song testament to why they should be added to your list of bands to watch." - IGN
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Hope all is well with you so far. We are trying our hardest to get into the Hard Rock Battle of the Bands. It would really help us if you voted for us, it really takes less than 10 seconds. Thank You.
Hope all is well with you so far. We are trying our hardest to get into the Hard Rock Battle of the Bands. It would really help us if you voted for us, it really takes less than 10 seconds. Thank You.
The resident crew is back at Public Assembly (back room) on Saturday March 28th. As usual there is NO COVER and note - we actually get started at 11PM (even though the flyer says 10PM). It's always a good time so join us for a night of boogie, seminal house, soulful disco, italo-disco and everything else D-I-S-C-O!
