Ross Island Bridge - Volume 1: The Process Is Now The Work

01. What Should I Do (feat. Ali Ippolito)
02. An Everything (feat. Chris Robley)
03. We Met Too Soon (feat. Anne Adams)
04. My First Mistake (feat. Amanda Kelly)
05. The Way You Say Bye (feat. Patrick Kearns)
06. Dreaming Of (feat. Kaitlyn ni Donovan)
07. Am I Alone (feat. Nick Jaina)
08. A Pensive Moment (feat. Jon Ragel)
09. IFeelMyselfHoping (feat. Adrienne Hatkin)
10. Sprung Fully Formed (feat. Levi Ethan Cecil)
11. The Exploding (feat. S. Brooks)

On Ross Beach’s newest project, recorded under the nom de rock Ross Island Bridge, he employs a little help from his friends. For the album Volume 1: The Process Is Now the Work, Ross recruits lead singers from all over the Portland music community because, as he says, “It was a great way to combine my own musical projects with my love of Portland music in general.”

While Ross Island Bridge is the name of an actual bridge over the Willamette River in Portland, the name can also refer to Ross bridging the gap between his solo works and his collaborations. On Volume 1: The Process Is Now the Work, Ross bridges yet another expanse – combining his fuzz pop roots and experimental sensibilities with more upbeat and danceable electronic sounds in the mode of New Order and Of Montreal.

The vocal contributors to the Ross Island Bridge album each interpreted the songs in their own styles, creating unique collaborations.