[Cover photo credit to Joey Warton]

Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist David Wimbish & The Collection have released the new single, “Love Song For An Empire”, via Nettwerk Music Group. Built around vintage classical guitar and the vocal harmonies, the song turns existential themes into personal and emotionally resonant Folk music. The song focuses on the idea that “love and compassion can still serve as guiding principles in an increasingly fractured world.”

Wimbish shares:

So many of us are navigating relationships with people we love who believe very different things from us. It feels like a season where knowing what’s real or true is much harder than it used to be, and where trusting each other’s beliefs feels extremely difficult as well. ‘Love Song for an Empire’ came from trying to navigate that space, and looking for what things in this world feel true beyond spaces that can be argued about. Like believing in the things that bring you joy, things of beauty, things of sadness, and people who are suffering. It’s a song of hope in the midst of chaos.

“Love Song For An Empire” is a “thematic centerpiece” for Wimbish’s forthcoming 16-track studio album, Heavy Love, set for release on November 13th, 2026. Written and recorded largely in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Heavy Love is influenced by “exhaustion, upheaval, and ultimate renewal.”

In the span of a single tumultuous year, Wimbish weathered a major breakup, relocated from Saxapahaw to Asheville, stepped into a new relationship, became a father, watched his community endure natural disaster, and navigated the restructuring of his long-running band.

The single release arrives amidst an extensive touring schedule. After giving fans their first taste of the new music live this summer by joining AJR at Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA, Wimbish is now on the road alongside British-American indie-pop trio Raynes. Their tour will wrap up in Atlanta, GA on November 21st. Tickets are available HERE.

David Wimbish & The Collection Tour Dates

w/Raynes
Oct 17 – Casper, Way – The Rialto
Oct 21 – Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell
Oct 23 – Billings, MT – Pub Station

Oct 25 – Mansfield, OH – The Spirit Room at the Phoenix*

w/The Pinkerton Raid

Nov 11 – Memphis, TN – Lamplighter Lounge

Nov 12 – Champaign, IL – Cowboy Monkey

Nov 13 – Kansas City, MO – Squanchero Gardens

Nov 14 – Hastings, NE – The Lark

Nov 15 – Cedar Rapids, IA – CSPS Hall

Nov 16 – Milwaukee, WI – Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co.

Nov 17 – Arlington Heights, IL – Hey Nonny

Nov 19 – Fort Wayne, IN – The Art & Awakening Center

Nov 20 – Nashville, TN – The End

Nov 21 – Atlanta, GA – Red Light Cafe

w/American Aquarium

Nov 28 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West

Nov 29 – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

Nov 30 – Orlando, FL – The Social

Dec 1 – Mobile, AL – The Merry Widow

Dec 2 – New Orleans, LA – Chickie Wah Wah

Dec 3 – Houston, TX – The Heights Theater

Dec 5 – Austin, TX – 3TEN Austin City Limits Live

Dec 6 – Wichita, KS – WAVE

Dec 7 – Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge

Dec 8 – Proud Larry’s – Oxford, MS

Dec 9 – Little Rock, AR – White Water Tavern

Dec 10 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn

Dec 11 – Greenville, SC – Radio Room

*headline show