Georgia rock veterans Collective Soul are set to release See What You Started By Continuing on 2 October, their ninth album and first in six years. A handful of tracks have slowly been released over the summer, including the rambunctious single “This”, but if you ask us we’d smugly say that we have the strongest new song to surface yet.
“Guitars guitars and more guitars!!!!” enthuses singer/guitarist Ed Roland when asked about the roaring “Contagious”, and indeed that’s the case. However what will please longtime fans of the band is just how neatly the song fits alongside Collective Soul’s best compositions dating back to the early 1990s. It stays loyal to the band’s groove rock formula, offering a dynamic give-and-take between churning riffs and smart vocal hooks. The band doesn’t overreach, keeps it simple, and sounds vital in the process.
Be sure to catch Collective Soul on the road this fall:
Sept. 29 Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
Oct. 1 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
Oct. 3 Atlanta, GA @Tabernacle
Oct. 4 Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life Fest
Oct. 6 Columbia, SC @ Music Farm
Oct. 7 Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
Oct. 9 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
Oct. 10 Greensboro, NC @ Cone Denim Entertainment Center
Oct. 13 Washington DC @ The Fillmore
Oct. 14 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of The Living Arts (TLA)
Oct. 15 Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
Oct. 17 Albany, NY @ The Egg – Hart Theatre
Oct. 19 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza City
Oct. 20 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
Oct. 25 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues City
Oct. 26 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
Oct. 27 Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
Oct. 30 Denver, CO, USA @ Summit Music Hall City
Oct. 31 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
Nov. 3 Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
Nov. 4 Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
Nov. 6 Reno, NV @ Silver Legacy Hotel Casino
Nov. 9 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Nov. 10 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Nov. 12 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
Nov. 13 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
Nov. 14 Riverside, CA @ Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Nov. 16 Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
Nov. 18 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
Nov. 20 Austin, TX @ Emo’s
Nov. 21 San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theater
Nov. 22 Houston, TX @ House of Blues
Nov. 24 Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
Nov. 25 Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
Nov. 27 Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29
Nov. 28 Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues