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NYC band zerobridge recently sent me their new cd ‘There We Were, Now Here We Are’ and I was lucky enough to get a first listen. (Thanks Loni!)

The Truth

zerobridge has a unique sound that takes me back to my younger days in the 80′s. Their music reminds me of The Cure, and the single ‘There We Were, Now Here We Are’ is a wickedly fun song.

The first single “2mins5” (pronounced two-minutes-five) is a punchy pop-rock gem, rounding up the likes of U2, New Order, The Clash.

Lead singer/guitarist and songwriter Mubashir “Din” Mohi-ud-Din and drummer Mohsin “Mo” Mohi-ud-Din are two brothers whose parents are from the disputed territory of Kashmir.

The CD

“There We Were, Now Here We Are”
01. 2mins5
02. There We Were, Now Here We Are
03. Venus In Arms
04. How Long
05. TWA
06. It Is What It Is

The Band

The name zerobridge comes from an actual bridge in Kashmir’s capital, Srinagar, which earned the lesser known epithet of the “the city of seven bridges.” The story goes that when they built an 8th bridge, no one knew what to call the original first bridge.

The solution is a case of pragmatics taken to the extreme: they decided to name it zerobridge. The bridge itself is a sentimental place for anyone familiar with Kashmir. Just across the bridge, after passing through military checkpoints and barbed wire fences, is a cafe called the Zero Inn; a place where the bothers, family and friends go when reunited in Kashmir to hang out and have “cold coffees” (which are like frapucinos, but far better according to the brothers).

Din explains his feeling behind zerobridge’s independent release of the “There We Were, Now Here We Are” EP: “We’ve been STRICTLY independent for as long as we’ve been together and maybe even more than we would like to be. We’ve accumulated a catalog of songs that no one’s heard outside our regional fan base and have not recorded until now.

It seems that in this digital age for music, what better way for a band like us to establish ourselves and get our music heard the way we want to make it sound than to use the internet as our distribution company. It’s still a challenge. Creating music still takes time and money, but it’s on our terms and while I still think they are necessary, we don’t have to deal with labels – just directly with music fans.”

You’ll Like It If

Looking for a modern take on an edgy period in time? You’ll love Zerobridge.

The Verdict

Great sound, great vocals and vibe. Zerobridge are a promising band looking to breakout this year. Their song ‘There We Were, Now Here We Are’ is featured in the new Oren Moverman directed movie “The Messenger”.