GWEN STEFANI BOUQUET PEONY PINK VINYL LP - NEW LIMITED COLOR - "SOMEBODY ELSE'S"

NEW + SEALED

LIMITED PINK VINYL

The contemporary country of Gwen Stefani's fifth album, Bouquet, is far removed from the pop of her earlier solo work, let alone the energy and attitude she brought to No Doubt. Based around a loose, running theme of flower metaphors and references, Bouquet is a collection of toned-down, affable tunes with glints of country twang embroidered into their hyper-clean production. The country affectation is at its heaviest in the sleepy, shuffling balladry of "Empty Vase" (complete with pedal steel licks tastefully low in the mix) and "Purple Irises," a duet between Stefani and her country star spouse, Blake Shelton. While it almost exclusively opts for mellow, reflective tones, Bouquet isn't completely disconnected from the excitement and verve of Stefani's earlier catalog. Opening track "Somebody Else's" musters up some of the bounce and punch that flowed naturally out of every corner of The Sweet Escape, and the mature, reserved acoustic verses of "Swallow My Tears" make way for hooky choruses.

TRACKLIST:

Somebody Else's

Bouquet

Pretty

Empty Vase

Marigolds

Late To Bloom

Swallow My Tears

Reminders

All Your Fault

Purple Irises