Collective Soul's indie exclusive

Collective Soul put its new album *Touch and Go* into independent record stores on April 18 as a Record Store Day exclusive. (recordstoreday.com) Record Store Day’s official listing says the release is a 10-song LP on Fuzze-Flex Records, pressed on colored vinyl with an exclusive poster. The site lists 2,500 copies for the April 18, 2026 event. (recordstoreday.com) The track list runs from “Rainbow” to “Love Your Way,” and Record Store Day describes the album as a new musical turn for the band, drawing on The Cars and New Wave. Retail listings at indie shops including Waterloo Records carry the same 10-song description and April 18 date. (recordstoreday.com) (waterloorecords.com) Press materials circulated on April 1 said the album would be sold “exclusively to independent record stores only,” tying the release directly to the annual event rather than a standard wide rollout. Consequence reported there was no indication of a broader release plan when the album was announced. (misplacedstraws.com) (consequence.net) That release strategy fits the way Record Store Day works. The event began in 2007 and first took place on April 19, 2008, built around limited editions and store-only titles that send fans into local shops on a single day. (recordstoreday.com) For Collective Soul, the exclusive arrives more than three decades after the band broke through in the 1990s. The band’s official site says its major-label run began in 1994, giving *Touch and Go* the feel of a veteran act using an indie-retail event to launch brand-new material. (collectivesoul.com) The band’s lineup in the April 1 announcement was Ed Roland, Dean Roland, Will Turpin, Jesse Triplett and Johnny Rabb. In the same release, Ed Roland said the record has “a New Wave sound,” a sharper description than the group’s usual alternative-rock label. (backstageaxxess.com) The immediate next step is simple: fans have to find a participating indie store with stock left. Record Store Day’s own page tells buyers to check availability locally, which is the point of a 2,500-copy exclusive in the first place. (recordstoreday.com)