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Gavin Rossdale of Bush must lead a stale, miserable life. The Science of Things, like Bush’s previous two studio albums, is full of woe. “World news, world news,” he bemoans in “English Fire.” “Burn myself on your bed/ Your crown of thorns, my crown of lead.” On “The Disease of the Dancing Cats” he ponders geographically unspecific pollution: “All the fishermen and their families/All sickly crumbling cerebellum.” The Science of Things is about fashion and fatigue, boredom and empty spaces, nameless governments and environmental toxins. There’s no point of view, no grounding in any personal reality. The guitars are as monolithic and intense as ever; Science is purportedly techno-influenced and loop-heavy, but except for a few computerly bleeps and tweaks, it sounds exactly like the records that came before. The hookiest songs — “Warm Machine,” “Space Travel” — are best caught on Read the rest of this entry »

Wanderlust is the debut solo album by Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale released by Interscope Records in June 2008. It is his first LP since Institute’s Distort Yourself in 2005. The lead single “Love Remains The Same” was released digitally on April 1, 2008. The album was produced by Bob Rock and finds Rossdale collaborating with drummer Josh Freese, guitarist Chris Traynor (also formerly of Bush), bassist Paul Bushnell and keyboardist Jamie Muhoberac. Gavin was the lead singer/songwriter for the UK post-grunge rock band Bush. Their first album, Sixteen Stone (1994), was a huge commercial success. Read the rest of this entry »