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TWI-NY TICKET GIVEAWAY: THE NEW COLLISIONS

After taking the 2009 CMJ by storm, the New Collisions are back in New York, highlighting tunes from their upcoming debut album at the Mercury Lounge on September 13 (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

Mercury Lounge
217 East Houston St.
Monday, September 13, $8, 8:00
www.myspace.com/thenewcollisions
www.mercuryloungenyc.com

We’ve been singing the praises of the Cambridge-based New Collisions since we first heard the opening notes of their exciting 2009 debut EP, INVISIBLE EMBRACES, which features such fabulous forays into ’80s new wave as “Beautiful and Numb,” “No Free Ride,” the eminently groovy “Parachutes on the Dance Floor,” and the gorgeous ballad “Afterglow.” Then we saw them at last year’s CMJ Festival, where they blew us away with their infectious charm; we weren’t the only ones to name them one of the best of the fest. Formed in the spring of 2009 and already declared Best Boston Band twice, lead singer Sarah Guild, guitarist Scott Guild, bassist Alex Stern, and drummer Zak Kahn are now ready to release their next outing, THE OPTIMIST, on October 5. Produced by Sean Slade and Paul Kolderie and recorded live in less than ten days, the album is another nonstop collection of triumphant rave-ups, nine killer tunes that speed by in less than thirty minutes but will leave a lasting impression, your body still moving to the synth groove of “In a Shadow,” your head still buzzing with the “Wa-ah-ah wah-ah-ah-ha wo-oh-oh” of “Over,” which you’ll not want to end. On “Seven Generations,” Sarah asks, “Are we happy yet?” Oh yeah, we’re happy, especially with the band coming to the Mercury Lounge on September 13 for an industry showcase gig at 8:00. (Also on the bill are Pablo Sebastian at 7:00, Analog Fire at 9:00, and Pie Boys Flat at 10:00.)

The New Collisions are so excited about their return to New York City that Scott and Sarah have contacted us directly, generously offering to give away a pair of tickets to the event to twi-ny readers. To be eligible to win, send your name and daytime phone number to contest@twi-ny.com by Friday, September 10, at 12 noon. All entrants must be at least twenty-one years of age, and the winner will be chosen at random. See you there!

THE NEW COLLISIONS

Boston band will be embracing fans at a trio of area appearances (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

Boston band will be embracing fans at pair of area shows (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

Sunday, November 8, Trash Bar, 256 Grand St., 8:00
Monday, November 9, Angels and Kings, 500 East Eleventh St., $5, 8:00
www.myspace.com/thenewcollisions
www.thetrashbar.com
www.angelsandkings.com
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, along with Philly’s outrageous Drink Up Buttercup — lived up to its New England hype, putting on a great show at the Bowery Poetry Club. Barely together a year, TNC has quickly established a reputation in Boston clubs and on the road with the B-52s and Blondie. Led by its own platinum blonde, singer Sarah Guild, TNC let loose a groovin’ set of New Wave dance pop on the Bowery, with Scott Guild on guitar, Alex Stern on bass, Casey Gruttadauria on synth and keyboards, and Zak Kahn on drums. TNC was discovered by Cars keyboardist Greg Hawkes, who helped out on their thrilling debut disc, INVISIBLE EMBRACES (out November 17), and has joined them onstage for such numbers as the Cars classic “You Might Think.”

The New Collisions will host a record-release listening party on November 17 at Angels & Kings

The New Collisions' debut disc is due out November 17

The band kicked off the Bowery Poetry Club show with the impossibly infectious “Parachutes on the Dance Floor,” which deserves to become a dance-hall standard, along with other tunes from the seven-song EP, including the beautiful “Beautiful and Numb,” the languid and bittersweet “Afterglow,” and the propulsive “No Free Ride,” in addition to, appropriately enough, a B-52s cover. The New Collisions will be at the Trash Bar in Williamsburg on November 8, playing with the Daily Pravda, Teen Fiction, and the Pretty Faces, then will perform a special acoustic set on November 9 at Angels and Kings.