Anniversary (Ed Roland album)

Anniversary
Studio album by
Ed Roland
Released2016
RecordedDecember 2014
GenreRock

Anniversary is an unreleased studio album by American rock musician Ed Roland.

Background

Roland wrote and recorded Anniversary in honor of his wife, Michaeline.[1] The couple dated for three years before marrying on February 17, 2006 in Savannah, Georgia.[1][2]

The album was made available for streaming via SoundCloud on February 14, 2016, exclusively for Valentine's Day; and to celebrate the Rolands' impending tenth wedding anniversary.[1] There are no immediate plans for Anniversary to be commercially released.[1]

Writing and recording

Anniversary was recorded over three days in December 2014.[1] The album features Roland's current Collective Soul bandmates Will Turpin and Jesse Triplett, along with former Collective Soul drummer Shane Evans and guitarist Peter Stroud.[1] Prior to recording, Roland performed "Something Like That" at the 2012 Symphonic Rocks concert in Cape Town, South Africa;[3] while "Utah Moon" was written and performed on the spot at a Collective Soul concert in Sandy, Utah on June 12, 2014.[4][5] A music video for "Searching For" was released via Vimeo on February 13, 2015.[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ed Roland

No.TitleLength
1."Bed"3:09
2."Now"3:50
3."Belong"2:52
4."Searching For"3:22
5."Nothing Else Here Matters"3:25
6."Choose"3:58
7."Morning Coffee"2:59
8."You And Me"3:05
9."Utah Moon"3:51
10."Something Like That"2:53

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Ruggieri, Melissa (February 12, 2016). "Collective Soul frontman Ed Roland writes Valentine's Day album for wife". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  2. ^ Michlak, Katherine (February 2016). "Choosing to Love". Best Self Atlanta. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "Ok, ok - we can't hold out on you! Here is..." Facebook. October 1, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  4. ^ Fox, Doug (June 13, 2014). "Review: Collective Soul delivers precious declaration at Sandy Amphitheater". Daily Herald. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  5. ^ Clark, Aaron (June 17, 2014). "Collective Soul rocks out to Utah moon". The Daily Utah Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  6. ^ "Searching For". Vimeo. February 13, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2016.