Baltimore-based grassroots phenoms The Bridge have emerged as one of improvisational rock music's most buzzed about young bands. It's been a steady, organic rise, leading to their current status as a prolific national touring act with a devoted fan-base, veteran status on the Summer festival circuit and a record deal with the revered indie label HYENA Records. On The Bridge's self-titled new album, their freewheeling, adventurous and profoundly soulful vision finds them weaving a new thread into the rich tapestry of American rock music. Their songs evoke the spirit of influences like Little Feat, The Grateful Dead and Los Lobos, thus drawing on a broad palette of tried-and-true American roots styles. But they equally honor their own generation by infusing that foundation with beat-boxing, flourishes of modern soul and fervent New Orleans funk.