Gwen Stefan pays homage to her ska and reggae roots on her new single, 'Let Me Reintroduce Myself'.
Gwen Stefani has released her first new music in four years.
The 51-year-old singer has gone back to her ska and reggae roots in homage to her time as the frontwoman of No Doubt and freshened things up a bit on her new single, 'Let Me Reintroduce Myself'.
In a nod to her 2004 hit 'Hollaback Girl', she sings: "And it tastes great, I already gave you bananas."
In a press release, Gwen said of the track: “This song is a way of saying I’m back with new music. It’s a fun, light-hearted song, because I got inspired and hopefully to bring a little bit of joy. The idea was to write a song that had a bit of a nostalgic feeling to it, so I think musically it reminds you of back in the day, going back to where I started musically which was with ska and reggae. I’m still the same me but heer’s something a little bit new in case you feel like hearing a little bit more of me."
Gwen's last full-length release was 2017's festive LP, 'You Make It Feel Like Christmas’.
But the new song marks her first non-Christmassy record since 2016's 'This Is What The Truth Feels Like’.
And although she never intended to make a comeback, the 'Sweet Escape' singer - who is engaged to country star Blake Shelton - has penned around "20 songs".
She told Zane Lowe on Apple Music: "I fantasized about it but I was also like ... I don't know.
I always think about artists that I loved growing up, and I think I just want to listen to the songs that I like that they did. And that's nostalgic for me."
She added: "I never expected to be writing, but it was in there. And it's been really, really incredible.
"I mean, there's just nothing else that I do in my life, and I have done so many things, that makes me feel ignited the way a new song makes me feel."
Gwen teased the song last week, tweeting: "i’ve got a new song. i want to play it for u. when are u guys gonna be around? gx (sic)"
Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
Ahead of the imminent release of his second solo album - Dekker, aka Brookln Dekker, took time out to let us know about the musical project he...
For the first time us humans get to have a look into the life of...
Like most viewers of his documentary Mayor of the Sunset Strip, director George Hickenlooper (The...