Bridge Carols

Bridge Carols, the new project from Laura Gibson and Ethan Rose, takes the listener to a place that exists between the notes and behind the words of modern music. The project began as a conversation of mutual appreciation and curiosity—a shared desire to challenge old ways of working. Rose had mostly distanced his music from words, while Gibson had often felt bound by them. Inspired by her voice, Rose began building soundscapes while Gibson looked through piles of notebooks, coming across old phrases that never found home in verses or rhymes. As the project developed, Gibson began improvising lyrics and wordless vocalizations that tumbled out in long, trailing waves. Rose then reshaped tones and sounds around her words and the resulting pieces developed into Bridge Carols, a record of deep atmosphere and an almost sublingual resonance.