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Sep 24, 2012They've turned into savvy old pros who know when to flex their muscle and when to lay back, and that canny musicality and camouflaged maturity make Push and Shove a satisfying comeback.
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Sep 27, 2012This isn't a great album, but it is a good one, in a year quietly blessed with a small crop of good records (Metric, Gossip) with dreamy synths and girls up front.
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Sep 25, 2012Push and Shove is still a welcome return, even if it's a tad exhausting.
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Oct 3, 2012There is plenty to enjoy as you push and shove right to end of the album.
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Entertainment WeeklySep 21, 2012Gwen Stefani pogos as hard as she ever did in her Anaheim-strip-mall ska days. But she's also just as neurotic, which adds depth to her love songs. [28 Sep 2012, p.72]
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Sep 21, 2012By and large, the more interesting tracks are stacked on the front end of Push and Shove, and the songs on the second half of the album are comparably safer, blurring together upon first listen.
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Sep 26, 2012At its best, Push and Shove channels some of the infectiously restless energy of "Rock Steady," the band's pre-hiatus farewell. And it further polishes a bold mix-and-match aesthetic that feels familiar today in part because of records such as "Tragic Kingdom."
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Kerrang!Oct 22, 2012Gwen and co. prove that, when it comes to state-of-the-art, good-time punk-dance, they're still the fairest of them all. [29 Sep 2012, p.54]
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Sep 21, 2012Push and Shove is a celebration of No Doubt's love for all things 80s pop and the Southern California ska scene.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 56 out of 76
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Mixed: 16 out of 76
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Negative: 4 out of 76
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