The New Collisions

In just over six months, The New Collisions have gone from an unknown club band to one of the northeast's fastest-rising acts. Fresh off a national tour with The B-52s and Blondie, they are gearing up for the release of their debut EP, Invisible Embraces, on November 17, and a national fall tour.
The story is unusual. Greg Hawkes, the legendary keyboard player from The Cars, caught one of the band's first shows during the winter. Over the spring, the band worked with Hawkes and with platinum-selling producer Anthony Resta (Duran Duran, Missing Persons), another early fan, on its first recordings.
The result speaks for itself. Influences from the New Wave explosion of '77-'83, plus the early 60s of Phil Spector and Brian Wilson, meet a modern, dancey, intense sound. There are powerful female vocals, jagged analog synth, sweeping harmonies, and a message of lost youth in a world falling apart.