Artist:
BRIDGES AND POWERLINES
Label:
DAISY PISTOL
Video:
“BUSHWICK”
Director:
Christopher Arcella
Add Date:
April 17, 2013

Hello programming friends, it’s Andy Gesner here at HIP Video Promo, excited to bring you another video from a band that left quite an impression on programmers and fans alike in 2008 with their video for “Uncalibrated”, bridges and powerlines! Fast forward to 2013 and they are back, teeming with inspirations from the heart of New York City, and a motivational video clip that will excite and encourage contemporary music fans.

Back in 2006, the members of bridges and powerlines met and realized a common passion for both harmony-laden three minute pop songs and the angular indie-rock of 90s college radio bands such as Guided by Voices and the Archers of Loaf. This indie union produced a critically acclaimed debut EP that attracted producer Chris Zane (known for his high profile work with acts such as Passion Pit, White Rabbits, and The Walkmen). The band spent most of 2007 writing and recording their debut album Ghost Types, which received nods of favor from multiple influential outlets such as Pitchfork and Yahoo Music. Singles from that record such as “Uncalibrated” (with a video brought to you by HIP Video Promo!) and “Carmen” from their self-titled debut EP in 2006 have been downloaded over 100,000 times.

In 2011, bridges and powerlines released their follow-up album Eve, the culmination of their thoughts on life prior to the changes of 9/11 with producer Kieran Kelly. The band again ventured into the studio in late 2012 to record their new album Better, featuring guest appearances by members of Bon Iver, and again working with Kelly (best known for his work on Sufjan Stephens’ album Illinois), the album is set for release in May of this year on Daisy Pistol Records. Better chronicles a tumultuous year marking the end of major personal relationships for band members, and its tracks are named for the Brooklyn neighborhoods that formed the backdrop. Better is the sound of a band that has played together for over six years but at the same time returns to the “nervous energy that defined their earlier releases.” The following video clip “Bushwick” reinvents their musical capability, all the while presenting indie-rock fans from all over with the reintroduction of bridges and powerlines.

“Bushwick” presents viewers with a hopeful, modern, indie rock portrait of loss and eventual triumph. Scenes include visions of heartbreak and isolation as experienced by two young women. We watch as heartache begins to overtake them, but just as their despair seems overwhelming, the power of music gives them new hope. The two young women meet on a rooftop where they find common ground and inspiration from the same song on the mysterious mixtape, which happens to be “Bushwick.” The catchy single is teeming with motivational lyrics and the gritty, yet organic vocals keep listeners afloat.

HIP Video Promo is proud to once again be working with a band that has style and grace, and on top of it all, a passion for what they do. The band bridges and powerlines present contemporary music fans with a powerful energy that is hard to deny and their clip for “Bushwick” shows us that they’re not going anywhere any time soon. For more information on this exciting new band, please contact Andy Gesner and the HIP Video Promo staff at (732)-613-1779 or email us at info@HIPVideoPromo.com . You can also visit www.BridgesAndPowerlines.com/.

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For info about bridges and powerlines’ “Uncalibrated” video, click HERE