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. Only this time, they opted for a fresh start with a new band name, even though, musically, the tunes were in the same sonic ballpark as their stuff from the ‘90s and ‘00s. Thus, Bridge The Gap was born.
After arriving on the melodic punk scene seemingly out of nowhere in 2023 with their debut album Secret Kombinations, Bridge The Gap is back with Gainsayer, another full-length album recorded at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, CO, produced by Bill Stevenson (Descendents, ALL, Black Flag), and mixed and mastered by Grammy Award winner Jason Livermore (Rise Against, Hot Water Music, NOFX).
With Gainsayer, Bridge The Gap is screaming that they’re here to stay, but it’s helpful to trace the band’s roots back to the beginning to fully appreciate their decades-long punk rock journey.
Bridge The Gap is:
Chad Jensen – Vocals / Guitar | Shon Foster – Bass / Backing Vocals | Ryan Thompson – Drums / Backing Vocals
Bridge The Gap
Hometown: St. George, Utah
Est: 2023
