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“Entropy / ˈentrəpē/ noun. ‘lack of order or predictability;
gradual decline into disorder.’ On the surface, the name of NC band
The Collection’s new album, ‘Entropy,’ may seem deceptive. Over
the four years since the release of their chamber pop, 25-piece
ensemble debut, ‘Ars Moriendi,’ the band shed enough weight to
become an efficient touring band, garnered praise from NPR and
American Songwriter, toured nationally with bands like The Oh Hellos
and Lowland Hum, and performed dynamic sets at CMJ and New Music
Seminar as an official “Top 100 Artists On The Verge.” The
trimming-of-the-excess was soon mirrored in vocalist David Wimbish’s
spirituality, resulting in the band’s 2017 follow-up, ‘Listen To
The River,’ The Collection’s first member-arranged group of songs.
Inspired by Herman Hesse’s ‘Siddhartha,’ and the poetry of Rumi,
the album took a step off of the fence walked between faith and doubt
on Ars Moriendi, landing distinctly on the side of doubt. The
constitutive single, Sing Of The Moon, received over 3 million streams
between Youtube and Spotify, the release tour brought hundreds of
people to venues across the country, and The Collection was featured
at Wild Goose Festival, and Switchpoint Conference alongside PRI’s
Marco Werman. Even Entropy’s debut single Beautiful Life, which
PopMatters called, “symphonic, poetic wonderment,” seems to be
about finding order by watching the natural world. Beneath the surface
of all of this, however, is another story. During the recording of
Listen To The River, then-married band-members David and Mira Joy
ended their marriage. Though committed to finishing the project
peacefully together, the next months were a chaotic chain of events
that left them with a totalled car, no house, no work, few friends,
and the dwindling commitment of some bandmates. Starting over alone in
a new city, Wimbish began to write for a new solo project, freed from
the assumed expectations of fans and band-members. The result was the
most focused, honest, and intimate batch of songs the 27 year old
songwriter had written, lyrically and musically. As the writing
progressed, and the band had to stare it’s impending death in the
eyes, a solid and enduring core emerged. Members Hayden Cooke (Bass),
Joshua Ling (Harmonium/Guitar/Vocals), and Graham Dickey (Horns/Bells)
lent their performances to David Wimbish’s
(Vocals/Guitar/Keys/Strings) fleshed out songs, birthing The
Collection’s 3rd full-length record from the ashes of the unfinished
solo project. With the addition of husband-and-wife Joshua Linhart
(Drums) and Sarah McCoy (Keys/Synth/Vocals), the band finally found
its firm footing. And that is where the story of Entropy is revealed:
Though meant to document David’s life’s gradual decline into, and
subsequent recovery from, disorder, the album became a living
testimony to The Collection’s own experience of entropy. Now, with
the wisdom of hindsight, the band is back and focused, with a passion
for sharing what they’ve learned: that on the other side of disorder
lies a new sense of beauty.” The Collection
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