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Four years ago, in 2020, I had some hopes for a new Gwen album. Then I waited, and waited, and waited more. And today it finally came out!
No, it didn't turn out to be "a mix of the lightness of songs like Bubble Pop Electric and the authenticity of This is what the truth feels like, all sung on No Doubt music" as I hoped for. But maybe this country-pop sung from the heart is the right thing for 55 years old Gwen Stefani to do, after all? Pretending to be a quirky pop star or a punk singer maybe isn't the right thing for her in 2024, even if I WANT her to do that. So no, this album doesn't feel like any version of early or late No Doubt, or like the fun uptempo songs on L.A.M.B. or The Sweet Escape, but it kind of a bit feels like the slow and authentic songs on L.A.M.B. and The Sweet Escape, and they are pretty good!
And, a part of me thinks: You don't _have_ to make country music just because your boyfriend is Blake Shelton, Gwen! But I guess you're trapped in his world now and believe that "country album" and "music album" are the same thing, and have cheap access to his super flashy studio, and probably to his 32 tractors. "Bouquet" is still much better than the Gwen who didn't release any "non-Christmas, non-duet tracks" between 2016 and 2020, and it's also neither "pretending to be country" or Gwen singing on top of Blake Shelton's songs either. This is real Gwen Stefani. In some way.
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