Rend Collective
{{Short description|Northern Irish Christian folk rock band}}
{{use British English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Rend Collective
| image = Rend Collective, Big Church Day Out, 2017.jpg
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| caption = Rend Collective performing in May 2017
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| origin = Bangor, Northern Ireland{{cite web|url=http://www.cmspin.com/newsmanager/anmviewer.asp?a=6296&z=54|title=Rend Collective Experiment Tour With Chris Tomlin|author=CMSpin|date=31 March 2011|publisher=New Release Tuesday|access-date=8 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119081422/http://www.cmspin.com/newsmanager/anmviewer.asp?a=6296&z=54|archive-date=19 January 2013}}
| genre = Contemporary Christian, folk rock, worship{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/artists/RendCollectiveExperiment.asp|title=Rend Collective Experiment artist profile|author=Jesus Freak Hideout|publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout|access-date=8 May 2012}}
| years_active = {{start date|2007}}–present
| label = Kingsway, Integrity, Capitol CMG
| associated_acts = Urban Rescue
| website = {{URL|http://rendcollective.com/}}
| current_members = * Chris Llewellyn
- Stephen Mitchell
- Wil Pearce
- Jonathan Chu
- Daniel Jones
| past_members =
- Bridget Herron
- Gareth Gilkeson
- Ali Gilkeson
- Patrick Thompson
- Will Herron
- Larry Lease
- Thomas Ewing
}}
Rend Collective (formerly known as Rend Collective Experiment) is a Northern Irish Christian folk rock worship band originating from Bangor, Northern Ireland.{{cite web|url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/articles/music/Rend_Collective_Experiment_Bringing_a_fresh_approach_to_worship_music/38854/p1/|title=Rend Collective Experiment: Bringing a fresh approach to worship music|last=Cummings|first=Tony|date=26 February 2010|publisher=Cross Rhythms|access-date=8 May 2012}} The current lineup consists of Chris Llewellyn, Steve Mitchell, Wil Pearce, Jonathan Chu and Daniel Jones. Their first studio album Organic Family Hymnal was released on 28 September 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/OrganicFamilyHymnal.asp|title=Organic Family Hymnal album|author=Jesus Freak Hideout|date=28 September 2010|publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout|access-date=8 May 2012}} Their second studio album Homemade Worship by Handmade People was released on 10 January 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/HomemadeWorshipByHandmadePeople.asp|title=Homemade Worship By Handmade People album|author=Jesus Freak Hideout|date=10 January 2012|publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout|access-date=8 May 2012}} Both records were released by Kingsway. Their first live album Campfire was released on 29 January 2013{{cite web|url=http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/albumdetail.php?album_id=12414 |title=Campfire by Rend Collective Experiment | CD Reviews And Information |publisher=NewReleaseTuesday.com |access-date=17 June 2013}} with Integrity. Their fourth album, The Art of Celebration, was released on 17 March 2014. Their fifth album, Campfire Christmas, Vol. 1 was released in November 2014, and the sixth, As Family We Go, on 21 August 2015. Their second live album, Campfire II: Simplicity, was released at the beginning of October 2016. In 2017 they released the Build Your Kingdom Here (A Rend Collective Mix Tape) compilation followed by studio album Good News in early 2018. Since then the group have released two more albums Choose to Worship (March 2020) and Whosoever (August 2022).
Background
The band was established under the name of Rend Collective Experiment between 2002-2003 during a point which drummer Gareth Gilkeson described as "a bunch of us trying to figure out life. Before the formation, most of the members were part of the "Rend" young adults ministry at Bangor Elim Church to where Gilkeson preached and Llewellyn led worship."{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ccmmagazine.com/magazine/2010/oct/38.htm|title=Unrestricted: Finding Community in Organic Worship|last=Hoernschemeyer|first=Emily|date=1 October 2010|magazine=CCM Magazine|access-date=8 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212154856/http://www.ccmmagazine.com/magazine/2010/oct/38.htm|archive-date=12 December 2013}} While the group comprises over 15 members, the band tours and records with 6 members. The remaining members are there for support and to encourage the band "spiritually, musically, and missionally." They explained noticing a sense of hostility from the modern culture towards the church and Christians therefore sought to create music that would draw such individuals spiritually and encourage them to come back to church.
Rend Collective was on the And If Our God Is for Us... Tour with Chris Tomlin and Christy Nockels in the spring of 2011. They toured with Kari Jobe on the Majestic Tour.{{cite web|url=http://www.premierproductions.com/blog/kari-jobe-reveals-majestic-tour|title=Kari Jobe Reveals Majestic Tour!}}
In 2014, Rend Collective toured with the RESET Movement, as part of their musical ministry involving Lacey Sturm (formerly of Flyleaf); spoken-word artist Propaganda; worship leader Dave Lubben; DJ Efechto; International House of Prayer worship artist Matt Gilman; and singer/songwriter Morgan Harper Nichols.[http://www.turningpointpr.com/story/unprecedented_national_reset_movement_launches_this_fall RESET Movement description, incl. Rend Collective] from Turning Point News Today, accessed 20 May 2014
Music
Campfire includes live, outdoor recordings of songs previously released on Organic Family Hymnal and Homemade Worship by Handmade People. The audience for the recording were crowd-sourced using Facebook and Twitter. Their third studio album, The Art of Celebration, was released on 17 March 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/releases/default.asp |title=Album Release Dates, CD New Releases |publisher=Jesusfreakhideout.com |access-date=16 January 2014}} Their fourth studio album, Campfire Christmas (Vol. 1), released 19 November 2014.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/campfire-christmas-vol-1/938389068?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 |title=Campfire Christmas (Vol. 1) |date=17 November 2014 |publisher=iTunes |access-date=19 November 2014}} Their fifth studio album, As Family We Go, was released on 21 August 2015. Their second live album, Campfire II: Simplicity, was released on 7 October 2016.{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/artists/Rend-collective/albums|title=Campfire II: Simplicity|publisher=Genius|access-date=25 November 2024}} Their sixth studio album, Good News was released on 19 January 2018.{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/artists/Rend-collective/albums|title=Good News|publisher=Genius|access-date=25 November 2024}} Their seventh studio album, Choose to Worship, was released during the COVID-19 pandemic on 27 March 2020.{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/artists/Rend-collective/albums|title=Choose to Worship|publisher=Genius|access-date=25 November 2024}} Their eighth studio album, Whosoever, was released 26 August 2022.{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/artists/Rend-collective/albums|title=Whosoever|publisher=Genius|access-date=25 November 2024}}
Rend Family Records
Their first signee to the label is Urban Rescue, from Los Angeles, California.
Members
= Current members =
{{Cite web|url=https://rendcollective.com/pages/bio|title=BIO|website=Rend Collective|access-date=17 December 2019}}{{Cite web|url= https://www.instagram.com/p/C8uZ9ibAP2J/|title=Instagram|website=Instagram|access-date=24 June 2024}}
- Chris Llewellyn – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, ukulele (2007–present)
- Steve Mitchell – bass guitar, banjo, piano, mandolin, guitar, backing vocals (2013–present)
- Wil Pearce – electric guitar, mandolin, banjo, backing vocals (2021–present)
- Jonathan Chu – fiddle (2020–present)
- Daniel Jones – drums (2024–present)
= Former members =
- Will Herron – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, multi-instrumentalist (2022–2023)
- Bridget Herron – female lead and backing vocals (2022–2023)
- Patrick Thompson – electric guitar, banjo, various strings, backing vocals (2007–2020), bass guitar (2007–2013)
- Bobby Russell – bass guitar, piano (2012–2013)
- Larry Lease – backup vocals (2015–2016)
- Gareth Gilkeson – drums, percussion, band leader (2007–2024)
- Ali Gilkeson – keyboards, female lead/backing vocals, auxiliary percussion, accordion (2007–2022)
- Thomas Ewing – electric guitar, mandolin, harmonica, backing vocals, violin (2021–2024); left for his band Tenth Avenue North
Discography
=Albums=
=Mixtapes=
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Build Your Kingdom Here (A Rend Collective Mix Tape)
| {{Track listing | title1 = Praise Like Fireworks | length1 = 2:48 | title2 = My Lighthouse | length2 = 3:44 | title3 = You Are My Vision | length3 = 3:55 | title4 = You Bled | length4 = 4:52 | title5 = More Than Conquerors | length5 = 5:21 | title6 = Faithful | length6 = 4:58 | title7 = Second Chance | length7 = 4:33 | title8 = Build Your Kingdom Here | length8 = 4:18 | title9 = Movements | length9 = 3:16 | title10 = Boldly I Approach (The Art of Celebration) | length10 = 6:02 | title11 = Alabaster | length11 = 3:23 | title12 = Desert Soul | length12 = 6:45 | title13 = Joy | length13 = 3:58 | title14 = Exalt | length14 = 5:34 }} |
=Singles=
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| scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"| Title ! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
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! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"|US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US |
| style="text-align:center;"| 2012
| "Second Chance" |colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 24 | style="text-align:center;"| — | | rowspan="2" | Homemade Worship by Handmade People |
| style="text-align:center;"| 2013
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 12 | style="text-align:center;"| 19 | |
| style="text-align:center;"|2014
| "My Lighthouse" | style="text-align:center;"| 17 | style="text-align:center;"| 22 | style="text-align:center;"| 24 | |
| style="text-align:center;"|2015
| "You Will Never Run" | style="text-align:center;"| 19 | style="text-align:center;"| 18 | style="text-align:center;"| 21 | | rowspan="3" | As Family We Go |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 2016
| "Joy of the Lord" | style="text-align:center;"| 25 | style="text-align:center;"| 21 | style="text-align:center;"| 20 | |
| "Every Giant Will Fall"
| style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 40 | style="text-align:center;"| — | |
| style="text-align:center;"|2017
| "Rescuer (Good News)" | style="text-align:center;"| 15 | style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 20 | | rowspan="2" | Good News |
| style="text-align:center;"|2018
| style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2019
| "Your Name Is Power" | style="text-align:center;"| 13 | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | | rowspan="4"| Choose to Worship |
| "Revival Anthem"{{cite web|url=https://www.newreleasetoday.com/albumdetail.php?album_id=21734|title=Revival Anthem (Single) by Rend Collective|work=NewReleaseToday|access-date=4 October 2019}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 50 | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|2020
| "Sing It from the Shackles" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | |
| "I Choose to Worship"
| style="text-align:center;"| 44 | style="text-align:center;"| 37 | style="text-align:center;"| — | |
| "This Is the Saviour's Day"
| style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | | A Jolly Irish Christmas (Vol. 2) |
| "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"{{cite web|url=https://www.newreleasetoday.com/albumdetail.php?album_id=24778|title=I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas (Single) by Rend Collective|work=NewReleaseToday|access-date=December 29, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | | non-album single |
| "My Advocate"
| style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| 34 | style="text-align:center;"| — | | Choose to Worship |
| style="text-align:center;"|2021
| "Year of Victory" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | | non-album single | |
| style="text-align:center;"|2023
| "Hallelujah Anyway" | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | style="text-align:center;"| — | | Whosoever |
=EPs=
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Christmas
| {{Track listing | title1 = Silent Night (Be still) | length1 = 4:51 | title2 = God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | length2 = 3:38 | title3 = Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee | length3 = 3:32 | title4 = Emmanuel You're One of Us | length4 = 3:40 | title5 = O Holy Night (O Night Divine) | length5 = 5:05 | title6 = O Come All Ye Faithful (Let us Adore Him) | length6 = 4:17 }} |
Irish
| {{Track listing | title1 = Christmasin Killarney | length1 = 3:07 | title2 = Today is the Saviour's Day | length2 = 3:58 | title3 = ding Dong Merrily on High | length3 = 1:58 | title4 = We Three Kings {We're Not Lost) | length4 = 3:32 | title5 = Shining Light | length5 = 4:48 | title6 = For all that You Have Done | length6 = 4:38 }} |
Jolly
| {{Track listing | title1 = Little Drummer Boy | length1 = 3:15 | title2 = Good King Wenceslas | length2 = 2:42 | title3 = Christmas is all Around | length3 = 3:36 | title4 = Joy to the World | length4 = 2:56 | title5 = Merry Christmas Everyone | length5 = 3:07 }} |
Hallelujah Anyway
| {{Track listing | title1 = Hallelujah Anyway | length1 = 3:46 | title2 = Homesick | length2 = 2:54 | title3 = Beggars to Kings | length3 = 3:05 | title4 = Let it Roll (Live) | length4 = 4:12 | title5 = Hallelujah Anyway (Live) | length5 = 4:50 }} |
Folk (pt. 1)
| {{Track listing | title1 = Abide in Me | length1 = 3:42 | title2 = What I was Made for | length2 = 3:57 | title3 = Better than I ever thought | length3 = 2:59 | title4 = Holy Trouble | length4 = 2:51 | title5 = Silver or Gold | length5 = 3:06 | title6 = Reap that Joy | length6 = 3:25 }} |
Awards and nominations
{{awards table}}
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
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| 2018
| Good News
| Worship Album of the Year
| {{nom}}
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| 2019
| Song of the Year
| {{nom}}
| {{cite web |url= http://doveawards.com/awards/2019-nominees/ |title= 2019 Nominees {{!}} The 50th Annual GMA Dove Awards |date= 14 August 2019 |website= GMA Dove Awards |access-date= 18 August 2019}}
|-
|-
| 2020
| Sparkle. Pop. Rampage.
| Children's Album of the Year
| {{nominated}}
| {{cite web |url= https://doveawards.com/2020-nominees/ |title= 2020 Nominees {{!}} The 51st Annual GMA Dove Awards |website= GMA Dove Awards |access-date= 14 August 2020}}
|}
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://rendcollective.com}}
- [http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/artistdetail.php?artist_id=3157 Artist page] at News Release Tuesday
- [http://allmusic.com/artist/rend-collective-experiment-p1081524 Artist page] at AllMusic
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Category:British Christian rock groups
Category:British folk rock groups
Category:Musical groups established in 2007
Category:Performers of contemporary worship music