North Carolina’s David Wimbish & The Collection have added two extra songs to their January EP How To Survive an Ending, including the heartfelt “Worry.” With its folk groundings and interpersonal lyrics, the song is a great find for listeners of Noah Kahan, Mumford & Sons and Joy Oladokun.
Keeping with the recent folk-bloom sounds of the 2020s, a sliding electric guitar and doubled acoustics set the grounding for “Worry.” Notably, this song is without drums, with the acoustic guitar providing its rhythm. The doubling of the guitars is kept to the intro and choruses, giving a nice variation between phases.
In keeping with the subtle variation, a backing vocal starts only in the last third of the song, replacing the large band buildup that commonly occurs during the bridge of modern folk songs. This cleverly gives the bridge that same tension without having to compromise on the stripped-back aesthetic of the song.
Lyrically, “Worry” sits in an early and uncertain time in a relationship. The band is growing close to someone and in doing so, they’re becoming more “worried” about them: “please let me know when you make it home.” In the opening verse, The Collection makes mention of “the grapevine” of trying and failing in relationships before quickly switching the analogy to meeting someone on the “road to survival.”
After the first verse, the band doesn’t step any further into layered lyrics, preferring to keep it simple with lines like, “call me if you’re sleepy” and “God, it feels good to worry about someone.” While these make the song’s sweet message clear, the listing lyrics can become tired by the end.
Still, “Worry” by David Wimbish & The Collection puts a specific and universal moment in a relationship into the spotlight with a stripped-back guitar and overall soundscape, creating a comforting track.
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