We recently had the amazing opportunity to check out the new single, “Disassociating(Cigarette Dress) from Boston based post-punk 4 piece The Collect Pond. You can listen to “Disassociating (Cigarette Dress) on Spotify Here , Apple Music Here . You also check out the visualizer below

The Collect Pond is the name under which songwriter Danny Moffat produces his own music. Studio recordings often resemble a collective of musicians with a core four. They are Moffat: Vocals/Guitar, Rob Carrington: Drums, Roger Maranan: Keys/Bass, and Ben Bonadies: Guitar/Bass. They met through connections with the music blog Allston Pudding. 

The Collect Pond artfully meld post-punk immediacy and jangle pop with a sprinkling of alt-country, synth wave, and indie folk. 

“Disassociating (Cigarette Dress) from The Collect Pond is a gloriously melodic tune that we found ourselves absolutely smitten with. It is clear that The Collect Pond are a group of highly skilled musicians who are dedicated to making amazing music .

The Collect Pond, plays next on Sunday , July 28th at NICE a fest in Somerville, Ma

Danny Moffat grew up in Bellingham, Washington State in the shadow of grunge and alternative music. Early influences were Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr., and Pixies. When he was 23 he moved to New Zealand and played in The Future’s Bright (live guitarist) and Frend (songwriter/singer/guitarist) which resulted in the latter bearing a critically acclaimed EP that was requested to be in the New Zealand National Library.

After a couple of years Moffat read the writing on the wall that his VISA wouldn’t be renewed and reluctantly came back to the US, where he continued playing in bands in Seattle, Portland 12, and Brooklyn before eventually landing in the Boston-area. 

Moffat was born with a rare spinal condition called spina bifida, which often manifests in debilitating nerve pain. He is reminded everyday how much of a gift it is to physically make music, and that sense of urgency fuels the drive behind creating The Collect Pond.

Do yourself a favor and check out the musical goodness of The Collect Pond and their new single “Disassociating (Cigarette Dress)