The Collect Pond meld post-punk immediacy and jangle pop with a sprinkling of synth wave, alt-country, and indie folk. The Collect Pond is the name under which songwriter Danny Moffat produces his own music. The musicians in The Collect Pond are Moffat: Vocals/Guitar, Chris Anthony: Drums, Roger Maranan: Keys/Bass, and Ben Bonadies: Guitar/Bass. They met through connections with the music blog Allston Pudding.

On July 26th they are releasing their lead single “Disassociating (Cigarette Dress)” then “Lightbreaker (Ladder)” on August 30th, and on September 27th they are dropping a new album called Lightbreaker also on Candlepin via tape cassette. Promo shows include NICE, a fest in Boston, and La Sotterenea in Montreal. An engineer by trade, most songs were recorded, mixed, and mastered by Moffat at The Record Co. in Boston.

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.