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Aug 29, 2024 By Caleb Campbell Photography by @howiephotoblog

The Collect Pond are an indie rock outfit led by Boston-based singer/songwriter Danny Moffat, alongside Rob Carrington on drums, Roger Maranan on keys and bass, and Ben Bonadies on guitar and bass. Together, Moffat and company pull from post punk and jangly lo-fi indie rock, debuting with their 2021 album, Long Range, followed by their 2023 sophomore record, Underwater Features.

This year they’ve been teasing their forthcoming third album, Lightbreaker, out on September 27th.. As the band describes, “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).’”

The band have already shared the album’s lead single, “Disassociating (Cigarette Dress),” and now they’re sharing the title track, “Lightbreaker (Ladder),” premiering with Under the Radar.

“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.

Check out the song below. Lightbreaker is out on September 27th.