BRIDGE THE GAP Releases New Single “Broken Language”

BRIDGE THE GAP

Releases New Single

Sophomore Album Gainsayer

Out 4/11 via Double Helix Records

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March 19, 2025 – SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Melodic punk group Bridge The Gap has today debuted their new single “Broken Language” – streaming now here. “Broken Language” is the latest from the band’s forthcoming sophomore album Gainsayer, which features previous releases “Dustbin”, “Brothers” and “In The Throes”. Gainsayer is set to be released on April 11th via Double Helix Records, in concert with their global distribution partners SBAM Records and Pee Records. Pre-save Gainsayer at https://ffm.to/presavegainsayer.OPR.

“This song is truly unique and special to Bridge The Gap. It is singular and set apart in our catalog because it features some unpublished lyrics of the late great Jim Cherry, former songsmith of Strung Out, Pulley, and Zero Down. Jim passed away suddenly in 2002, but he has been one of our biggest creative inspirations and influences dating back to when we were teenagers in the ’90s,” shares vocalist/guitarist Chad Jensen. “Through the serendipity of punk rock, the universe led us to our dear friend, Wendy, Jim’s widow. Wendy has been BTG family for years now, and she gave us the great honor of having one of our musical hero’s lyrics, which have never before been seen or heard by the world, in one of our songs. When we accepted Wendy’s amazing generosity in using some of Jim’s lyrics, it was a daunting challenge because it had to come out in the wash as a great song. We could settle for nothing less.”

He continues: “I already had a vocal melody and meter written with a general emotional tone, and Jim’s words fit what I had like a glove. Not every lyric is Jim’s, but the chorus line is. This is a song that touches on the heartbreaking toll that addiction can take on a relationship, even a true love written in the stars like that of Jim and Wendy Cherry. We hope our fans and new listeners are as moved and inspired by Jim’s lyrics as we are. I think almost everyone can relate to these lyrics. We can’t convey enough how honored we are to share Broken Language with the world.”

The first pressing of Bridge The Gap’s forthcoming album Gainsayer comes in four limited-edition vinyl variants that can be pre-ordered now from Double Helix Records here, as well as from SBAM Records in the EU and Pee Records in Australia, New Zealand, and Japan.

Stay tuned for more from Bridge The Gap, coming soon.

About Bridge The Gap:

Bridge The Gap is a group of friends who’ve been making music together since the 1990s. After putting their instruments down for a time to start families and pursue careers outside of music, the guys rekindled their connections around 2020. Vocalist/guitarist Chad Jensen went on a demoing binge with songs he’d been stockpiling during the intervening years, and when the other band members – bassist/vocalist Shon Foster and drummer/vocalist Ryan Thompson – heard them, everyone was inspired to start something anew. Thus, Bridge The Gap was born.

The band quickly reached out to Bill Stevenson (Descendents, ALL, Black Flag) to see if he’d be on board to produce their debut album, and soon found themselves in Ft. Collins, Colorado at his legendary studio The Blasting Room. What emerged was their debut full-length album, Secret Kombinations – a record that captured punk rock lightning in a bottle and organically received universally positive reviews from the punk rock press and community with no official PR launch.

Bridge The Gap was so creatively inspired by working with Stevenson and Jason Livermore (Rise Against, Hot Water Music, NOFX) that they wanted to return as soon as possible to record 14 fresh songs. When Bridge The Gap returned to The Blasting Room to work with Stevenson and Livermore about 20 months later to record Gainsayer, it was a whole different ballgame. As a band, the guys were now much more weathered and cohesive, and they had spent a lot of time in pre-production selecting the songs that would be on the record and crafting the arrangements and vocal melodies. The result of that second experience with Stevenson and Livermore is Gainsayer, which hits with power on a slightly deeper level than Secret Kombinations and never lets up.

“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 champing 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.