If you can’t connect to this song immediately, you’re probably not a human. And definitely not one living in this dimension during These Unprecedented Times. The Collection spin depressive episodes — surely the dross of human experience — into gold. With their multi-layered harmonies and gentle instrumentation, the band turns difficult emotions into a lullaby, reminding us that this, too, shall pass.
The Collection is a 2019 NPR Tiny Desk Judge’s Pick and has released 3 records independently. Their raucous live show has drawn accolades nationwide and has seen them touring with pals The Oh Hellos and on various festival side stages – steadily making waves with each new record. With touring at a halt the band has spent their downtime this year as we all have: adjusting and tweaking their routines to the times; trying – as a lot of bands are – to figure out what being in a band, recording and making music together even is during these times.
“I guess one of the song’s main messages and what I hope people take from it,” says Wimbish “is just a lot of what we’ve been hearing and facing during this pandemic – we just have to be kind and patient with ourselves and ride it out as it comes.”