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Bridges and Powerlines

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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 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

"complete garbage" - KCPR, San Luis Obispo, CA

direct links to buy our music = cdbaby itunes emusic


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Member Since: 12/06/2006
Band Website: www.bridgesandpowerlines.com
Band Members: Andrew Wood: singer, minor keys
KM Sigel: rhythm section, major keys
Pete Mucek: rhythm section
David Boyd: guitar, vocal gymnastics
Influences: foreigner, dorm room 1999, major keys, minor keys, the spectrum of emotion, charles dickens, subway, wolf parade, poetry and feasting
Sounds Like: cardboard box meets orangina in a dark alley.

Record Label: CityBird Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

morrissey b-day cover, new shows

yesterday was morrisseys 50th birthday and we worked very hard to make mr. morrissey a special birthday present, a cover of his song interesting drug. it was part of the music sluts TMS ...
Posted by on Sat, 23 May 2009 16:22:00 GMT

post-sxsw, video, assorted other things

well, we're back and mostly rested after a crazy trip to austin + tour. sxsw was every bit the insanity we expected -- saw lots of great music, played a bunch of fun shows. on the way back we had grea...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:09:00 GMT

CMJ 2008 coverage

CMJ was tremendous fun and we saw some great bands. Thanks to everyone who came out and to those who covered us:brooklyn vegan:http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2008/10/women_et c_the_p.htmlthe mus...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:14:00 GMT

CMJ and Pianos residency!

we're back home after hitting the road for a bit --- was lots of fun, met many great new folks in philly, DC, charlotte, fredericksburg, geneseo and the places in-between.CMJ is our favorite time of y...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:32:00 GMT

uncensored interview

uncensoredinterview.com talked with us after we played the After the Jumpfest in June ------they quizzed us on healthcare, gay marriage and indie rock fashion. i got everything off my chest.check it o...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:44:00 GMT

Daily Fix + Stereo Subversion

We were featured today in Current TV's daily fix -- if you scroll down the homepage you can watch it -- someone's been digging up details on us ;) The guys from stereo subversion also printed a recent...
Posted by on Thu, 22 May 2008 12:23:00 GMT

pitchfork!!

if you hurry you can see us on the frontpage of pitchfork! 'uncalibrated' was featured in the "new music" section of the forkcast. yay!!  
Posted by on Wed, 07 May 2008 13:34:00 GMT

First time in CMJ top 200 charts!

Well, I'm probably the only person anywhere excited about this, but as a former college radio DJ I'm super proud to have finally made it into the CMJ charts. b+p's 'ghost types' debuted this wee...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:39:00 GMT

album release today!!

Today 'ghost types' our first album is released! You can get it digitally from:the citybird storeas well as rhapsody, amazon.You can get a CD from:insoundand many local record stores
Posted by on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:39:00 GMT

featured in yahoo music!

check it out here!  
Posted by on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:40:00 GMT