BRIDGE AND TUNNEL – Rebuilding Year

Melodic yet chaotic — Bridge and Tunnel balance the musical scales with their latest release Rebuilding Year. This collection of 10 songs run the gamut of musical expressions from one end of the spectrum to the other.


The album starts with steady paced and straight forward cut “Synchronized Swimming.” The melodic side of Bridge and Tunnel’s sound really comes out in this opening track, with its pedal and reverb effected guitars and spacy vocals. The opening track is followed up by “Harder Pill To Swallow,” another melodic track with a bit of a harder edge to the vocals. By the third cut, “Outgrowing Pains,” you’re bombarded by a faster paced track with the harshest vocals so far on the album.

Interestingly, there are breaks in this track that bring back that more mellow sound. This pretty much sums up Rebuilding Year’s feel, a delicate balance between melodic indie rock sounds and a hard edge screamo vibe. One of the more memorable cuts from this album has to be “Hands,” with guitarist and vocalist Rachel Rubino highlighting her softer and more melodic vocal range. This album really mixes it up –not predictable whatsoever. Great mix of various styles of music, all mixed and balanced nicely to end up with a really impressive effort.

(No Idea Records, PO Box 14636, Gainesville, FL 32604)