Collaborations are the new black, apparently.

The invention of the “supergroup” has caused quite a stir lately. With such bands as Them Crooked Vultures (featuring members from Nirvana/Foo Fighters and Led Zeppelin), Monsters of Folk (featuring members from She&Him, My Morning Jacket, and Bright Eyes), and Chickenfoot (featuring members from Van Halen and the Red Hot Chili Peppers), it’s no surprise that another clan of musicians is jumping on the collabo-bandwagon.

And as one band breaks up, another blossoms. While A-Ha is soon to be no more, some of its team is conintuing with music.

A-Ha’s Magne Furuholmen and A-Ha producer Martin Terefe have created a new band with Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman and Mew singer Jonas Bjerre, according to CHARTattack. The new group is called Apparatjik.

The project will release their debut album on Monday, Nov. 30. They reportedly e-mailed a song called “Electric Eye” to 30 people this week. The song will be available for download through Apparatjik’s website, apparatjik.com, the day the album is released.

The Coldplay/A-Ha collaboration is no big surprise, since Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has repeatedly said that A-Ha are a major influence of his.

A-Ha have a few more shows on their farewell tour before splitting up for good. They can be seen at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway from Dec. 2 to 4.

Coldplay is on tour here:

Feb. 26 Buenos Aires, Argentina @ River Plate Stadium w/ Bat For Lashes
Feb. 28 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil @ Apoteose Stadium w/ Bat For Lashes
March 2 Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Morumbi Stadium w/ Bat For Lashes
March 4 Bogota, Colombia @ Parque Simon Bolivar w/ Bat For Lashes
March 6-7 Mexico City, Mexico @ Foro Sol w/ Bat For Lashes
March 9 Guadalajara, Mexico @ Estadio Tres De Marzo w/ Bat For Lashes
March 11 Monterrey, Mexico @ Estadio Universitario w/ Bat For Lashes

Mew is also on tour:

Nov. 25 Helsinki, Finland @ Old Ice Hall
Nov. 27 Aarhus, Denark @ Scandinavian Congress Center
Nov. 28 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Kulturbolaget
Nov. 30 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
Dec. 1 Washington, DC @ Constitution Hall
Dec. 2 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club & Lounge
Dec. 4 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Dec. 5 Montreal, QC @ Cabaret Du Musee Juste Pour Rire
Dec. 6 Toronto, ON @ The Mod Club
Dec. 7 Chicago, IL @ Metro
Dec. 10 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
Dec. 11 Vancouver, BC @ Venue
Dec. 12 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
Dec. 13 San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine
Dec. 14 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theatre
Feb. 20 Tokyo, Japan @ Shibuya AX
Feb. 22 Nagoya, Japan @ Club Quattro
Feb. 23 Osaka, Japan @ Club Quattro

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