the story
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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 spent the following year touring, with official showcases at CMJ 2008, 2009, and as well as SXSW 2009, sharing stages with a host of buzz acts including the Antlers, Margot & the Nuclear So+Sos, Le Loup, Health, the Oxford Collapse, Women, Clues, Drink up Buttercup and many more. They are currently recording the follow-up to ghost types with producer/engineer Kieran Kelley (Sufjan Stephens, Will Stratton).
- 'now that's power' pitchfork
- 'worth standing in a crowded club to see' gothamist
- 'recommended' paste magazine
- 'incontrovertibly fun' yahoo music
- 'quirky and epic' the deli magazine
- 'a band to watch' the l magazine
- 'one of the best local acts we've seen in quite a while' the brooklyn paper
- 'energetic, sharp, indie rock songs' washington post.com
- 'Bridges And Powerlines' self-titled debut EP is a taught five-song testament to why they should be get added to your list of bands to watch.' IGN
bridges and powerlines is:
andrew wood, peter mucek, keith sigel, david boyd and mason ingram
a hi-res photo is here.
a hi-res cover of our new record 'ghost types' is here.
for PR inquiries: citybirdrecords@gmail.com
