Gwen Stefani successfully reintroduces herself on her comeback, ska-infused pop single, โLet Me Reintroduce Myself.โ
Once upon a time, ๐ Gwen Stefani was a dominant force in pop music.ย Her best, most renowned moments were with ๐ No Doubt, which had numerous hits.ย Even so, beyond the beloved ska band, Stefani carved out a respectable solo career, specifically with her 2004 album, ๐ฟ Love Angel Music Baby.ย Sheโd go on to release two more studio albums โ ๐ฟ The Sweet Escape (2006) and ๐ฟ This is What the Truth Feels Like (2016) โ as well as a Christmas album, ๐ฟ You Make it Feel Like Christmas.ย With the arrival of a deluxe edition of that 2017 holiday affair, it seems as if Stefani were laying the groundwork for a comeback.ย Thatโs exactly what goes down on her new single, ๐ต โLet Me Reintroduce Myself.โ
โLet me re-, let me reintroduce myself / โCause you forgot, no, Iโm not records on yourself,โ Gwen Stefani sings on the chorus, continuing, โIโm still the original-riginal old me.โ The reintroduction definitely hearkens back to the past for Gwen.ย How so? While itโs still clearly โpopโ music, she returns to the ska sound that made No Doubt so popular back in the day. ย Honestly, if you think back to her solo albums prior to this single, the ska element wasnโt nearly as pronounced as her work with the band.ย Here, she embraces, with the help of producer ๐ Luke Niccoli who gives her an exuberant, energetic backdrop to work with.ย In addition to writing with Niccoli, Stefani also writes with ๐ Ross Golan, crafting that compelling reintroduction.ย On the second verse, she says of this return, โSee in color like new crayons / I feel good, I feel great, I feel alright, alright, oh.โ Okay Gwen โ I see you!ย
Final Thoughts ๐ญย
All in all, Gwen Stefani does successfully reintroduce herself on โLet Me Reintroduce Myself.โย How much weight will the reintroduction with her forthcoming fifth solo album carry? Only time will tell.ย Sheโs no longer in her twenties โ sheโs 51 if you can believe it.ย That said, โAge ainโt nothinโ but a number,โ Gwen looks nowhere near her age, and on this single, sheโs respectable and enjoyable by all means.
๐ Gwen Stefani โข ๐ต โLet Me Reintroduce Myselfโ โข ๐ท Interscope โข ๐ 12.7.20
[๐ท: Interscope]