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Matt Shelton - Vocals Timothy Cordova - Guitars Dustin Lovelis - Guitars Kyle Duckworth - Bass Paul Remund - Drums The Bridge, the debut album by Southern California band Letter Kills, is a spirited manifesto of independence and self-belief - one that embraces numerous musical styles including 70's punk, pop, metal and even classic rock, and twists bends and ties them into something highly energized and instantly engaging. The guitars on The Bridge are abrasive and explosive, the vocals yearning, pained and, yes, emotional. But don't call Letter Kills emo or screamo. Not that they hate that kind of music. They've actually toured with Thrice and consider Pedro the Lion an influence. However, they're disturbed by the way the sub-genre has come to define youth culture. "It has become something that makes a kid cool. If you listen to certain bands, you can be popular, which kind of bums us out," singer Matt Shelton says. "We want to get back to the spirit where peopl...