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Demo Review

The Bridge Gang

Article written by Graham S - Apr 7, 2005

A good demo should be multi-faceted, leave you with (at the very least) a feeling of intrigue, and if it�s really, really good, make you think �I have to see this band�. The last time that happened to me was with luxembourg�s epiphanic �Tourist Information� EP, and that was over a year ago. Enter the very wonderful London 3-piece The Bridge Gang, comprising Jos� Ross (guitar/vox/huge hair), Lucy Drynan (obligatory female bass/vox) and Bret Bolton (drums/wearing hats).

I�ve previously extolled the virtues of Sarah�s Brother and Pangs Of Guilt (released by Dogbox as a free download single here). The former is an addictively jaunty, but grim-themed little number about a �six year old victim of the National Front�; the latter a romping Frank Black and the Modern Lovers.

Added to these gems are London Sky Tonight, a gloriously thumping Strokes-ian toe-tapper (�the devil finds use for static minds, he�s found some good work for me�), and The Gallery; opening with angular guitar and militaristic drumbeats, it soon transforms into an anguished, punky jackhammer of a song.

Listening to these infectious, angsty ditties is like discovering cordon bleu cuisine after a diet of turkey twizzlers and gruel. This disk will need to be forcibly prised from my CD player.

Links:
http://www.thebridgegang.com