7.16.12 - New Music - No Doubt

Can you imagine how terrible it would have been if the new No Doubt single was bad? After all this time, it had to be good. AND IT IS. OH LORD IT ISSS.

(this is only 45 seconds long, sorry, I couldn’t find a full one on the internet yet. You can listen to the whole thing on the intro page of No Doubt’s website by clicking here, or you can wait until the music video premieres later today on E!)

It is pop, it is reggae, it is ska. It is well written (no other band on the planet could make the lyric “I’m hella positive for real this time” work), it is catchy, it is No Doubt. This single really says that the band – not just Gwen – is back, and I think that is a fantastic statement. I even like that they scaled back the pop a bit from their “Hey Baby” days (if you can even remember that far back) and brought in real instruments and gave it some funk.

Well done everyone who had anything to do with this production. I was nervous for the album, but now I am completely fearless (ok, still a tad nervous, but I will hide it and give Gwen and the boys my full support).

Amazon MP3