David Wimbish & The Collection

David Wimbish & The CollectionHeavy LoveAlbumBioDavid Wimbish wasn’t sure he had it in him to make another record. In the span of ayear, the folk-pop/rock singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist went through abreakup, moved from Saxapahaw to Asheville, entered a new relationship and becamea father, all while Hurricane Helene devastated his community. Friends went missing.There was no clean water for months. At the same time, his longtime band was fallingapart. But through the exhaustion and uncertainty, David found his way back to music— and back to himself.Now based in Richmond, Virginia, David returns withHeavy Love, the warm, bracinglyhonest new album from David Wimbish & The Collection. Written and recorded largelyin the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the album marks David’s first project createdalmost entirely on his own, with him writing, producing, and recording the record from astudio he built in his parents’ North Carolina home.Growing up surrounded by music in North Carolina, David launched The Collection incollege and has since built a devoted following through anthemic, heart-on-sleevealbums driven by stomp-and-holler energy, earnest songwriting, and deeply humanstorytelling. OnHeavy Love, he explores aging, heartbreak, dissolved friendships,natural disasters, nonconformity, love as action, and existential uncertainty withimmersive vulnerability and renewed clarity.