Rend Collective | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Bangor, Northern Ireland [1] |
Genres | Contemporary Christian, folk rock, worship [2] |
Years active | 2007[2] | –present
Labels | Kingsway, Integrity, [2] Capitol CMG |
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Past members |
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Website | rendcollective |
Rend Collective (formerly known as Rend Collective Experiment) is a Northern Irish Christian folk rock worship band originating from Bangor, Northern Ireland. [1] [2] [3] The current lineup consists of Gareth Gilkeson, Chris Llewellyn, Ali Gilkeson, Patrick Thompson and Steve Mitchell. [2] Their first studio album Organic Family Hymnal was released on 28 September 2010. [4] Their second studio album Homemade Worship by Handmade People was released on 10 January 2012. [5] Both records were released by Kingsway. [2] Their first live album Campfire was released on 29 January 2013 [6] 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 Good News in early 2018.
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." [3] [7] While the group comprises over 15 members, the band tours and records with 6 members. [3] [7] The remaining members are there for support and to encourage the band "spiritually, musically, and missionally." [3] [7] 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. [3] [7]
Rend Collective was on the And If Our God Is for Us... Tour with Chris Tomlin and Christy Nockels in the spring of 2011. [1] They toured with Kari Jobe on the Majestic Tour. [8]
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. [9]
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. [6] Their third studio album, The Art of Celebration , was released on 17 March 2014. [10] Their fourth studio album, Campfire Christmas (Vol. 1), released 19 November 2014. [11] Their fifth studio album, As Family We Go , was released on 21 August 2015. Their second live album, Campfire II: Simplicity, was released at the beginning of October 2016.[ citation needed ]
Their first signee to the label is Urban Rescue, from Los Angeles, California.
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||
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UK [14] | UK C&G | AUS [15] | CAN [16] | US [17] | US Christ. [18] | US Heat. [19] | |||
2010 | Organic Family Hymnal (as Rend Collective Experiment)
| — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — |
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2012 | Homemade Worship by Handmade People (as Rend Collective Experiment)
| — | 6 [20] | — | — | — | 23 | 14 | |
2013 | Campfire
| — | 1 [21] | — | — | 97 | 7 | — | |
2014 | The Art of Celebration
| 28 | 1 [22] | — | — | 13 [23] | 1 [24] | — |
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Campfire Christmas, Vol. 1
| — | 1 [20] | — | — | 61 | 4 | — | ||
2015 | As Family We Go | 19 | 1 [26] | — | 21 | 33 | 1 | — | |
2016 | Campfire II: Simplicity
| — | 1 [27] | — | — | 99 | 3 | — | |
2018 | Good News
| 85 | 1 [29] | 97 | 51 | 70 | 1 | — | |
2019 | Sparkle. Pop. Rampage. (as Rend Co. Kids)
| — | 3 [30] | — | — | — | — | — | |
2020 | Choose to Worship
| — | 1 [31] | — | — | — [upper-alpha 1] | 3 | — | |
2020 | A Jolly Irish Christmas (Vol. 2)
| — | 2 [33] | — | — | — | — | — | |
2022 | Whosoever
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
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Build Your Kingdom Here (A Rend Collective Mix Tape)
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Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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US Christ. [34] | US Christ. Airplay [35] | US Christ. AC [36] | |||||
2012 | "Second Chance" (as Rend Collective Experiment) | 24 | — | Homemade Worship by Handmade People | |||
2013 | "Build Your Kingdom Here" | 12 | 19 | ||||
2014 | "My Lighthouse" | 17 | 22 | 24 | The Art of Celebration | ||
2015 | "You Will Never Run" | 19 | 18 | 21 | As Family We Go | ||
2016 | "Joy of the Lord" | 25 | 21 | 20 | |||
"Every Giant Will Fall" | — | 40 | — | ||||
2017 | "Rescuer (Good News)" | 15 | 9 | 20 | Good News | ||
2018 | "Counting Every Blessing" | 8 | 4 | 6 | |||
2019 | "Your Name Is Power" | 13 | 7 | 8 | Choose to Worship | ||
"Revival Anthem" [38] | 50 | — | — | ||||
2020 | "Sing It from the Shackles" | — | — | — | |||
"I Choose to Worship" | 44 | 37 | — | ||||
"This Is the Saviour's Day" | — | — | — | A Jolly Irish Christmas (Vol. 2) | |||
"I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" [39] | — | — | — | non-album single | |||
"My Advocate" | — | 34 | — | Choose to Worship | |||
2021 | "Year of Victory" | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
2023 | "Hallelujah Anyway" | — | — | — | Whosoever |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | Good News | Worship Album of the Year | Nominated | [40] |
2019 | "Counting Every Blessing" | Song of the Year | Nominated | [41] |
2020 | Sparkle. Pop. Rampage. | Children's Album of the Year | Nominated | [42] |
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