It's not often you hear about a band like Zerobridge. Lead singer/guitarist and songwriter Mubashir "Din" Mohi-ud-Din and drummer Mohsin "Mo" Mohi-ud-Din are two brothers whose parents are from the disputed territory of Kashmir, nestled between northern India and Pakistan. "The Quota", seasoned NYC bass player, rounds out the trio who have been playing their own unique brand of melodic, guitar driven rock n' roll for the last three years. With two independent releases behind them, zerobridge will release the Havre de Grace EP this summer that illustrates the band's penchant for classic song writing and a passion to become the only band that matters.

How would you describe the growth of the band and the sound of the band from the previous albums to the current one?

Din: Um, well I think, ah, when the band just started out we were, it was just me and my younger brother and it was just more or less a recording project and um once we started playing live in the city I think we were tested a lot as far as, um, how we were going to transpose, you know, the older songs to a live situation. It was a completely different ballgame. And, um, I think, ah, just the experience of playing live and hustling and trying to get gigs and, uh, getting things together was one that made us a stronger unit. I think, um, ah, we definitely have more of a raw sound, an honest sound, nothing as produced as what it was before, because, you know, when you're in the studio you can do, ah, pretty much whatever you want. But we're just ah, very much stripped down and we're much tighter and we're better musicians for it. The live experience I think, was just very key.

Right. Now is there an album that you heard growing up that really changed your life and convinced you that music is what you wanted to do?

Din: Um, yeah. If I had to choose it would probably be The Joshua Tree by U2.

Good choice, good choice.

Din: I think that was like, I was in seventh grade when I picked that up and it was like the first real record that I physically went out and bought. I think that U2 is my biggest influence and that record really just changed my life.