Bridge The Gap are returning this spring with new LP “Gainsayer”
After arriving on the melodic punk scene seemingly out of nowhere in 2023, Salt Lake City, Utah’s Bridge The Gap is back, with the announcement of their upcoming sophomore full-length, “Gainsayer”, their highly anticipated follow-up to “Secret Kombinations”.
Recorded at the renowned Blasting Room in Fort Collins, CO, and produced by punk rock legend Bill Stevenson (Descendents, Black Flag), with mixing and mastering by Grammy Award winner Jason Livermore (Rise Against, Hot Water Music), “Gainsayer” is a thrilling new chapter in the band’s sonic evolution.
Building on the raw energy and experience from their first collaboration with Stevenson and Livermore, Bridge The Gap delivers 14 fresh tracks that showcase their growth as a band, combining killer riffs, powerful drumming, and an unshakeable foundation of catchy, melodic vocals. Set for release in Spring 2025 via Double Helix Records, SBAM Records, and Pee Records, “Gainsayer” signals that Bridge The Gap is here to stay.
The album’s first single “In The Throes” is now streaming everywhere.
The band says, “”In The Throes” deals with the topic of battling inner demons and searching deep to find the resolve to overcome them. Hopefully, the song is relatable and inspires some hope, not only that there are literally millions of people going through such struggles but also that there might be a way through without succumbing to the worst of it. We chose In The Throes to be our first single because it’s an accurate snapshot of what fans and listeners can expect to hear from Gainsayer as a 14-song album. This was our second time working with Bill and our friends at the Blasting Room, and they really turned it on for us with Gainsayer. We spent a lot of time with Bill getting the vocal ideas for “In The Throes” ironed out and tracked, and we’re stoked with how it all shook out.”
The band adds, “In the video, we’re not depicted with our figurative knives out, battling demons. Rather, the “In The Throes” video was meant to show our fans that we’ve been ‘in the throes’ of making this music together for decades now, working out our artistic impulses and creativity dating back to the late ‘90s. It’s a kind of then-and-now showcase of where we started as a band and where we are today. Our buddy Alaric from Gearly Beloved Productions helped us make this video, shooting the band performing the song live at a show we played with Chaser in Salt Lake City, juxtaposed with a host of old VHS clips we had digitized from the ‘90s and ‘00s. This was the third time we’ve worked with Alaric on a music video and it was a blast, as always.”
On “Gainsayer”, Bridge The Gap specifically chose a 14-song collection that best featured some compelling melodic roots vocally, explained Jensen. “The priority was solid, catchy melodies, and then the band built on it from there. Make no mistake, Gainsayer features plenty of killer riffs, melodic, ripping solos, powerful, nuanced drumming, and bass lines galore. But the foundation of this record is the strength of the vocal melodies and the songs themselves. As a band, Bridge The Gap came out of its second trip to the Blasting Room flying high and chomping at the bit to share Gainsayer with the world.”
Now, having locked in the support of Double Helix Records (USA), SBAM Records (EU), and Pee Records (Australia/New Zealand/Japan) and a Spring 2025 release date for “Gainsayer”, Bridge The Gap is ready to do just that.