Tuesday Tunes: Spotlight on No Doubt
It’s a tricky time for No Doubt, trying to recapture their vitality of more than a decade ago – a lifetime in music years – while not looking silly or inappropriate in the process. On the long-in-the-works “Push and Shove,” Gwen Stefani and the boys do an able job striking that balance while also making their frothy combination of ska, punk and pop sound fresh. As they’ve aged, detoured with solo projects and clothing lines and families, the group has obviously achieved more maturity in their writing. The album’s best example is “Undone,” a sparse… >>
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