This Is What the Truth Feels Like
Gwen Stefani has long used music as a safe haven, a space where she can openly and candidly express her feelings. *This Is What the Truth Feels Like* transforms her breakup with Gavin Rossdale into soothing, therapeutic pop. “Used to Love You” is her most deeply confessional track since No Doubt’s “Don’t Speak.” “Truth” and “Misery” gently examine emotional scars to propulsive dance-pop. Then, around the flirty “Send Me a Picture,” the healing sunshine brings the heat. Stefani counts blessings on “Rare” and playfully blocks exes on “Red Flag” and “Naughty.” *Truth* is filled with tears and laughs—Stefani bravely attacking grief, stage by stage.
Gwen Stefani's first solo album in a decade finds her keeping up with new pop sounds while writing from a new perspective: the quintessential divorcee, fresh off a messy split.
Gwen Stefani's first solo album in a decade finds her keeping up with new pop sounds while writing from a new perspective: the quintessential divorcee, fresh off a messy split.
It was perhaps inevitable that Gwen Stefani’s divorce from Gavin Rossdale would inspire her to write a breakup record. And so it’s unsurprising that on This Is What The Truth Feels Like, the No Doubt vocalist’s third solo album and first since 2006’s The Sweet Escape, she gets the occasional dig in at her ex.…
It was perhaps inevitable that Gwen Stefani’s divorce from Gavin Rossdale would inspire her to write a breakup record. And so it’s unsurprising that on This Is What The Truth Feels Like, the No Doubt vocalist’s third solo album and first since 2006’s The Sweet Escape, she gets the occasional dig in at her ex.…
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Given Stefani’s highly public divorce from Gavin Rossdale we might have expected her musical response to be a little more adventurous
Given Stefani’s highly public divorce from Gavin Rossdale we might have expected her musical response to be a little more adventurous