Raise The Bridges
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Raise The Bridges

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"Weekender & Raise the Bridges by Fashion Pirate Oakland"

Raise the Bridges has more personality in it's littlest finger than most of you can hope to evoke in your entire lifetime. Hailing from Oregon, they have concocted one of the most unique amalgamations of genres I have listened to in a while in their barely two short years playing together since 2008. They merge hip-hop, punk, hardcore, indie, reggae and ska to create a sound that has been described as "a party teetering dangerously on the edge of being out of control", or in short, it's effing Rock n'Roll. However, Raise the Bridges is not just about sex and drugs, this band spits purposeful lyrics that are meant to not only uplift and raise raucous, but are also intended to inspire and enlighten. Its like Aesop Rock, Granola Funk Express and Against Me! met Sublime on the subway that got stuck going through a tube and they were so wired with creative energy that they created an album then and there about all the fucked up shit going on, good and bad. Or its like a white kid with dreadlocks buying crack from a dealer in East Oakland, then cooking it up back in his mom's basement with all his hippie friends, chasing it with LSD, and subsequently reading the Bible. Schitzophrenic, enlightened, amusing, and definitely fucking sick. - http://fashionpirateoakland.blogspot.com/2009/05/event-damon-soule-fecal-face-may-7th.html


"The AV Club Hip-Hop Blog"

Damn, Raise the Bridges is sick. They’re a punky blend of hip hop, dub, and a splash of that good ol’ rock n’ roll. Stop, before you make that Sublime comparison take a better listen. There is more of a hip hop feel with a lot of attention paid to the lyrics. Each time one of their songs drop, you don’t know if you want to find that girl you’ve been eyeing through the bottom of your pint glass or finish the beer and just take the time to bob your head and listen.

Peep their myspace HERE.

Check out their song The Dude, it became a quick favorite of mine. - http://trillcosby.tumblr.com/


Discography

Raise the Bridges - Debut LP
Fuel For Recreation - LP

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Drawing from a deep pool of musical inspiration, Raise the Bridges sound like a party teetering dangerously on the edge of being out of control. Of course, this is the carefully constructed vision of this funky Portland-based hip-hop hybrid. A full band backs two separate vocalists, mixing elements of reggae, ska and rock n' roll, helping to provide a high energy soundtrack for the clever wordplay, intelligent lyrics and sing-a-long choruses.