Lightbreaker (Ladder)
Listen to Lightbreaker (Ladder) on Spotify. Song · The Collect Pond · 2024
“Lightbreaker (Ladder)” acts as an energetic opener to the record, bursting with distorted guitars and a jangly, chiming undercurrent. The track’s energy feels upbeat yet nervy. It charges forward atop the rapid-fire drum fills and punk-tinged guitars, but it is equally hazy and lo-fi, with Moffat’s bleary vocal melodies surrounded by the surging instrumentation in the mix. The result is a churning blend of punk escapism, capturing hazy textures and magnetic energy in equal measure.” – Under The Radar
Post-punk rock band, The Collect Pond are thrilled to release their new single “Lightbreaker” (Ladder) that is out now on all platforms. This is the title track of their new album Lightbreaker that will be released on September 27th.
The band says, “Lightbreaker finds us with finally enough studio time and ability to do ten songs on an album. The new songs are a post-punk journey about such topics as having trouble loading programs on a new computer “Necessary Driver” to quiet quitting at work “Disassociating (Cigarette Dress), to escaping impending doom “Lightbreaker (Ladder).”
More new music to come out in the coming days.
About The Collect Pond
The Collect Pond meld post-punk immediacy and jangle pop with a sprinkling of alt-country, synth wave, and indie folk. 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.
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 1 2, 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.
