Long-lived Collective Soul returns with seasonal anthem "Hollywood," an uptempo guitar-gilded tribute to ever-popular California girls. Ed Roland and company revel with more pop presence than olden mod rock days of "Shine" and "December," cutting a clear swath to adult top 40 outlets. "Hollywood" more than bears a resemblance to the Cars' 1984 No. 12 "Magic," even opening with the same cadence: The Cars' "Summer, it turns me upside down" alongside Collective Soul's "Summer, it never leaves your face." Conjuring such familiarity, the sun beams brightly for the return of a band whose catalog boasts some of the most enduring melodies during the past decade-plus, as core listeners have evolved from rock to adult radio formats and CS cozies up alongside with savvy. —Chuck Taylor