Following their announcement of an extensive North American tour for 2016, the multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated Goo Goo Dolls have unveiled details of their upcoming new album Boxes, via Warner Bros. Records.
The CD and digital will arrive on May 6th, with the vinyl version following on June 10th. The first song from the album Over and Over is available now as an instant grat when you preorder Boxes on iTunes.
Listen to Over and Over:
Boxes is a vibrant, sonically forward-looking album that manages to retain what their legions of fans love about the Goo Goo Dolls — indelible melodies, intimate, heartfelt lyrics, and the anthemic, uplifting vibe of their songs — while pushing new boundaries in terms of sound and production.
Singer and guitarist John Rzeznik realized that he didn’t want to sit in a room by himself and try to write songs. With the goal of pushing himself past his comfort zone, Rzeznik enlisted some of his favorite songwriters and producers to collaborate with including Gregg Wattenberg (with whom Rzeznik wrote four songs on the Goos’ 2013 album Magnetic), Wattenberg’s production partner Derek Fuhrmann, and Drew Pearson (who has worked with Phillip Phillips and OneRepublic).
Although Rzeznik is thankful for the band’s sustained success (“I’m grateful for the enormous shadow that Iris cast because it gave me a life, it gave me a career”), he is not one to revel in past glories and prefers to keep looking forward. “When it came time to make Boxes, I really tried to give up my preconceived notions of what the hell was expected of me,” he says. “I was impeding my own growth by not opening myself up to collaboration before. But when you allow other people’s ideas in and you share willingly, everything grows exponentially. None of these songs would have existed if I had maintained a defensive stance.”
The track list:
Over and Over
Souls in the Machine
Flood (featuring Sydney Sierota)
The Pin
Boxes
Free of Me
Reverse
Lucky One
So Alive
Prayer in My Pocket
Long Way Home
The band also has an extensive tour set through the summer:
06/05 – Little Rock, AR – Downtown Little Rock (Riverfest)
06/18 – El Paso, TX – Downtown El Paso (KLAQ Street Festival)
07/08 – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater
07/09 – Woodinville, WA – Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
07/15 – Murphys, CA – Ironstone Amphitheatre
07/16 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl
07/17 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
07/19 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
07/20 – Albuquerque, NM – Sandia Casino Amphitheater
07/22 – Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah’s Council Bluffs – Stir Concert Cove
07/23 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
07/24 – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
07/26 – Chicago, IL – FirstMerit Bank Pavilion @ Northerly Island
07/28 – Appleton, WI – Fox Cities Stadium
07/30 – Prior Lake, MN – Mystic Lake Casino
07/31 – Duluth, MN – Bayfront Festival Park
08/02 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center At The Heights
08/03 – Cincinnati, OH – PNC Pavilion At Riverbend
08/05 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
08/06 – Indianapolis, IN – Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn At White River State Park
08/07 – Sterling Heights, MI – Freedom Hill Amphitheatre
08/09 – Toronto, ON – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
08/10 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion At Nautica
08/12 – Wantagh, NY – Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
08/13 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
08/14 – Gilford, NH – Bank Of NH Pavilion
08/16 – Boston, MA – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
08/17 – Portland, ME – Maine State Pier
08/19 – Philadelphia, PA – Festival Pier
08/20 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
08/21 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
08/23 – Vienna, VA – Filene Center At Wolf Trap
08/24 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater At Virginia Beach
08/26 – Solomons, MD – PNC Waterside Pavilion –
08/27 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
08/28 – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
08/30 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Cafe / Hard Rock Live
08/31 – Saint Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
09/02 – Miami, FL – Bayfront Park Amphitheater
09/04 – Atlanta, GA – Chastain Park Amphitheatre
09/07 – Allen, TX – Allen Event Center
09/08 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
09/11 – Austin, TX – Statesman Skyline Theater At The Long Center
09/13 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
09/16 – Las Vegas, NV – Downtown Las Vegas Events Center
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