New Collisions

Bio:

New Collisions - Dying Alone from Light Matter Films on Vimeo.

"Backed by a pantheon of rock and indie elite, New Collisions are getting ready to take over the world with their thought-provoking brand of pure pop-new-wave-punk."--Fuse
"A lot of bands travel this ground; few do it so well."
--The Big Takeover
"The aesthetic serves the sound well, giving the music a crunchy edge and breezy, downhill momentum. Check them out before these guys are all over the radio."--Magnet (Top Release, week of 10/5/10)

"A fresh, biting spin on femme-fatale lyricism and power pop-punk instrumentation. The Boston-based band is finding abrupt success for such a brand-spanking new group (they’ve only been together about a year)." --Venus Zine (10/2010)

"The Boston pop-rock act has been together for less than a year, but has already logged tours of duty with the B-52's and Blondie, and you can see why in their ultraenergetic live show. Make sure to check them out them if you like fun."--New York Magazine (10/2009)

"Sarah Guild is a tiny punk-rock firecracker."--NY Press (10/2010)

Top 20 CMJ 2010: College Music Journal
Top 20 CMJ 2010: BlackBook Magazine
Top 10 CMJ 2010/2009: This Week in New York
CMJ 2010 Band to Watch: Paper Trail Music
Top 10 CMJ 2009: New York Magazine

The Optimist Exclusive Premier: Aol/Spinner
Top 5 Boston Band 2010: CBS Boston
Best Boston Band 2010: Improper Bostonian
Best Boston Band 2010: Lucid Culture
Top 5 New Band 2009: Boston Phoenix
Top 20 New Band 2009: The Deli
Best New Act, Best Pop Act 2009 Nominee: Boston Music Awards

"One listen to this debut LP [The Optimist] from New Collisions and the story of the band's discovery by Greg Hawkes will make perfect sense. Fans will find much to enjoy here."--Metromix New York

"Fun, upbeat and catchy riffs contrast with lyrics of dissolution and dissatisfaction with modernity. Their raw, live sound is captured on this recording, reminiscent of old punk offerings. These are tight little pop gems, musically speaking, and the energy is electric."--Campus Circle

"We’re not really sure what it is exactly about this Boston alterna-pop group fronted by the pipes of Sarah Guild, but we like it. The recording is upbeat, dance-around-at-a-punk-rock-house-show music, but the subject matter is more sinister. They create unrefined hooks around a story of decline."--Austinist

"The New Collisions are kind of like our current L.A. weather pattern — a rather gloomy set of lyrics that is burst wide open by sunny power pop by the time it really kicks in. Indie power-pop may not be your thing, but you can’t deny that this is exactly what is needed to get us through the August gloom."--Buzzbands.LA

"This is a CD with substance and imagination that at the same time is the sort of music that gets you on your feet feeling like you can tackle anything. All high-key danceable music should be this good."--Wonka Vision

"A few weeks back, we picked the New Collisions as one of the ten bands to watch at the CMJ Music Marathon. We hope you took our advice, because the group—our favorite of the festival—lived up to its hype. A gargantuan, refreshing blast of pure power-pop."--This Week In New York

"Nodding in sound and style to new wave's heyday in the late 1970s and early '80s is one thing. Doing it well enough to attract the attention of a bona fide member of one of the era's most iconic bands - and then recruiting him to play on your debut EP - is quite another. 'Greg [Hawkes] came out to one of our shows and and it just happened,' says Sarah Guild, whose platinum-blond locks are nearly as bright as the hooks on her band's debut EP."
--The Boston Globe

"If there is another New Wave revival, credit The New Collisions and electric frontwoman Sarah Guild. This dance-pop act has no problem harking back to the giddy, sexy side of ’80s new wave. Platinum-blonde singer Sarah Guild looks like a star waiting to happen."--The Boston Herald

"The sassy party of the New Collisions, who began playing out only six months ago, has fallen into place so well it's actually kind of fucked up."
--The Boston Phoenix

"The best band in Boston"--Lucid Culture

"There is no hotter band in the city than The New Collisions."
--Ryan's Smashing Life

"The hottest Boston band right now."--SPIN earth

BIO:

New Collisions began in Spring 2009, when lead singer Sarah Guild and guitarist Scott Guild began swapping songs with bassist Alex Stern and drummer Zak Kahn of Britpop band The Sterns. Casey Gruttadauria constructed an imposing rig of organ, keyboard, and synths. Sessions were booked; shows began to sell out.

Three months after their first performance, the band was on tour with The B-52s and Blondie. Five national tours later, they have shared stages with The Morning Benders, Missing Persons, You Say Party! We Say Die!, and Owl City. Greg Hawkes, legendary synth-player of The Cars, became an early fan and collaborator, live and in-studio.

Their first recordings, a self-released 7-song EP from late 2009, garnered a truly unexpected response. Multiple pressings sold out; there were over thirty thousand (documented) downloads. There were also features in CMJ, URB, New York Magazine, Time Out New York, The Boston Globe, Herald, and Phoenix, Fearless Music, Comcast On-Demand, Vans Online, the Zune frontpage, and iTunes "New and Notable" and "Best of Month" in the U.S., UK, and Japan.

After a busy SXSW 2010, their first full-length was recorded in under ten days. Producers Sean Slade and Paul Kolderie (The Pixies, Dinosaur Jr., Radiohead, The Sounds) chose a live, direct aesthetic for the album; first takes were given preference throughout. The result is an intense, cathartic record, reminiscent of the punk and pop classics of 1977-1983.

THE OPTIMIST has gained an even stronger response. Impressive reviews/features have appeared in All Music Guide, Aol/Spinner, Fuse, Venus Zine, New York Magazine, Magnet, PopMatters, Delusions of Adequacy, NY Press, and LargeHearted Boy, in additional to dozens of regional outlets. CMJ 2010 saw New Collisions at the top of many critic lists (above), including College Music Journal itself. They were also included on the exclusive CMJ Player CD that goes to all festival badge-holders.

The band will finish 2010 with a tour of the southeast (its sixth national tour), before heading back into the studio to prepare a 7" release for March 2011.

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May 04, 2008

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CONTACT:

Band:
thenewcollisions@gmail.com
Management:
Lucia Chang,
lucia@sidecarmanagement.com
Legal:
Richard Grabel, Davis Shapiro,
rgrabel@davisshapiro.com
Press:
Debbie Pressman, Girlie Action,
debbie@girlie.com
Booking: dbc11420@gmail.com

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