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Music Friday - Beside the Bridge

Hiya guys,

Looks like I might actually be managing to stick to doing 'Music Friday' and this week is something I have been wanting to do for a while! (I also have a new twitter dedicated to this blog so follow @mymadworld96 as well as my personal @Full_Time_Nerd).

About a year ago, I was doing my usual 'let's spend 5 hours on Youtube' and I stumbled upon a Swedish band called Beside the Bridge who did a cover of 5 Seconds of Summer's English Love Affair. Fast forward 12 months later and they have become one of my favourite band's and, although I wanted to keep them my little secret, I decided that they are too talented to not show to the world (and my small number of readers). Funny thing is that I am watching them as I write this.


Beside the Bridge is a Rock Band (Listen to Weigh You Down) from Balsta, Sweden and consists of Charlie Karlgren, Joel Chew, Ludvig Algovik, Niklas Wistrand and Rasmus Blomquist. They are friends before band mates and I love how close they are and how they show us the love they have through instagrams, covers and the much loved Periscopes.


I know that most people concentrate on a bands physical appearance, but I won't (even though they are all very good looking, I won't lie).

What's amazing about BTB, musically, is the way that the 5 different people and personalities shine within the covers and how everyone has their own part in the band in a huge way. Joel is stunning on lead vocals but, combined with Ludvig's harmony, it really brings the emotion of the lyrics to life. With two different guitarists, it makes an even richer sound and they don't stick to 'let's leave the bassist alone' because Niklas is such a talented musician and who doesn't love a good bass rift (see their cover of Can't Feel my Face). 

They also know how to use he different music genre's to attract different audiences. I got pulled in by some 5SOS and stayed for the punk All Time Low and Sleeping With Sirens. Others can get drawn in through the pop music like Elyar Fox and The Vamps. That doesn't mean that they lose their hard rock roots but they are adapting to the dog eat dog music world and appeal to everyone. 


I guess what I love the most is their dedication to the fans and the number of interactions. Looking at my notifications on Twitter, most of them are from the band (you know me boys @Full_Time_nerd - I think they're probably sick of seeing my name). They put covers up when they say, they do periscopes and they treat us like friends no matter where we are in the world. I find myself smiling on a bad day when they tweet me or just generally and when they actually give a shit if you have a horrible day. *Shout out to Niklas for making my birthday actually good*

So that's it for, I think, my first proper Music Friday where I have enjoyed spilling my heart out on a band I couldn't imagine my life without. I hope the boys read this because I want to thank them with my heart. I hopefully will get an interview from them one day *hint hint* to put on this blog but for now I am going to leave you readers with all their links and give them a try!

Also watch out on 26th November for their newest single I Hate my Life.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BesidetheBridge

Twitters:
Band: https://twitter.com/besidethebridge
Charlie: https://twitter.com/Charlie_BTB
Joel: https://twitter.com/Joel_BTB
Ludvig: https://twitter.com/Ludvig_BTB
Niklas: https://twitter.com/Niklas_BTB
Rasmus: https://twitter.com/Rasmus_BTB

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BesideTheBridge/

That's all for now my dears,
See you soon

xxx


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