''Bridge'' is the first solo album by Californian punk rock musician Joey Cape, frontman of Lagwagon and

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, released on September 29, 2008, through

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. Unlike Cape's work in his bands, the album is an acoustic

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album, much like his work with

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on their collaborative album ''Acoustic'' from 2004. In the album's booklet, Cape describes the solo album as a "

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." 5 songs on the album are acoustic renditions of songs previously released on the Lagwagon EP ''

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'' which was released in August of the same year. Those are: "Errands", "B Side", "Memoirs and Landmines", "No Little Pill" and "Mission Unaccomplished".

Track listing

Personnel

* Joey Cape - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, production, engineering

External links

{{Authority control Joey Cape albums 2008 albums Suburban Home Records albums Albums produced by Joey Cape