Good news, everyone! No Doubt is still great!
When I first listened to this song earlier today, I immediately liked it, but I didn't expect to be coming back to the song/video so many times throughout the day. But that is exactly what I did. Because it is amazing. It basically sounds exactly like what you want a No Doubt single to sound like in 2012 unless you are crazy. It probably won't gain them that many new fans except for maybe some of the ones that are too young to really remember No Doubt in their heyday. It feels weird that there are 16-year-olds out there who weren't even alive when Tragic Kingdom came out.
Anyway, No Doubt is still brilliant and this was produced by Spike Stent who has worked with about a billion other mega famous popstars. I actually like that it's not a big in-your-face comeback single. It's just a great song. It's not desperate at all and actually makes you feel more like No Doubt never really went away. It is basically a warm hug from an old friend. Also, I quite like the video, too. It features the members of the band driving some huge disco trucks until they arrive at an amazing party. And Gwen Stefani is still one of the most attractive humans on the planet. So, that's nice as well.
Oh, and I also actually like how ugly the single's artwork is.
Great. Now I have to go back and listen to Tragic Kingdom again.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good thing!
DeleteDiplo is very good indeed but he did not produce "Settle Down." He did do some production on Push and Shove (as part of Major Lazer) but not this particular track; he is releasing an official remix of it in a few days though.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the correction! Could have sworn I read somewhere that he produced this one.
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