How exactly does a band return from an eleven-year hiatus after being on top of the alternative/rock world for most of the 90's and the early 00's? That's a good question for punk rock legends No Doubt. After releasing their fifth studio album Rock Steady in 2001, the band announced they were going on hiatus in order to start families and, in lead singer Gwen Stefani's case, explore solo opportunities. While the band was put on the back burner, Stefani made two highly successful solo albums, garnered six Grammy nominations, and had two children. In the summer of 2009, the band reunited for a much-hyped summer tour and went back to writing in 2010 and 2011 for the new album. Finally, earlier this year, the news fans had waited over a decade for finally arrived: No Doubt would be releasing a sixth studio album. Titled Push and Shove, the band's new album is due September 25th. To get fans pumped up, No Doubt released a series of "making-of" YouTube videos, all leading up to the release of their first original song in eleven years. Released in mid-July, Settle Down was embraced by fans who shot the song into the iTunes top ten in it's first week of availability. The song received positive feedback from fans and critics, but had a bit of difficulty launching toward the top tiers of the charts. After debuting at #34 on the Billboard Hot 100, the song has yet to recover and is lingering in the 40's-50's-60's, but this all comes with the pains of trying to come back after 11 years of darkness. Regardless, this sixth album really seems like a gift to the fans who waited and begged for this album since the band announced their hiatus. Even as a kid, I fell in love with the band's energy and spunky music, and I can't wait to hear their new stuff. If you haven't heard it yet, check out Settle Down below, and let me know if you're pumped for the release of Push and Shove on September 25th.
Evan
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