Gavin Rossdale
"Wanderlust" CD
Interscope
Genre: alternative rock
July 4 2008 |
You can expect mainstream alternative rock from this ex-Bush
frontman and husband to Gwen Stefani. Produced by Bob Rock,
whose resume reads like a who's who of Billboard modern rock, the
majority of Wanderlust's thirteen songs bleed hooks and
macho-passionate vocals. The most able singles on this disc are "Can't
Stop the World," "Drive," and "Love Remains the Same," the latter of
which has already seen considerable radio airplay. Fun "Another Night
on the Hills" also shows party-tune promise; it's the perfect
accompanying piece for a beach blanket blow-out on any given primetime
teen-soap. The rest of disc maintains the level of alt rock
consistency you'd expect from a Bush alumnus, although "Future
World" breaks the mold as a vague homage to Bob Rock's eighties
background with the Payola$, and Imogen Heap-esque a
capella number "This Place is on Fire" closes the record off on a
strange note. Wanderlust is nothing groundbreaking, but it
plays its part well.
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[Vitals: 12 tracks, distributed by
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