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UncutOct 26, 2012"Heaven" is a decent stab at '80s synth pop; "Looking Hot" and "Push And Shove" mix bubblegum R&B with ragga-inspired middle eights; the rest is rather forgettable. [Dec 2012, p.75]
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MojoOct 22, 2012It doesn't help that the album features a glut of dull mid-tempos. [Nov 2012, p.95]
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Q MagazineOct 22, 2012No Doubt have always been a platinum-haired party band, but, over 20 years into the game, such platinum pop perfection feels far less forced. [Nov 2012, p.108]
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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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Oct 3, 2012There is plenty to enjoy as you push and shove right to end of the album.
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Oct 2, 2012The album sags in the midtempo-heavy middle, with Stefani's slang-laden lyrics transitioning from campy to corny without a boost from adrenalized production. But Push And Shove rallies in the end.
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Oct 1, 2012The very elements that made No Doubt popular in the first place have disappeared.
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Sep 28, 2012Too much of the record sounds like generic, Katy Perry-esque power-pop.
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Sep 27, 2012As a comeback, this is nice work.
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Sep 27, 2012Still charismatic, quirky and iconic into her 40s, the singer grounds whatever style the band takes on with a trademark confident and longing delivery.
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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 26, 2012After "One More Summer"... and the inconsistent but decent title song, the album becomes so filler-centric that even the tracks' titles are interchangeable. "Undone", Push and Shove's primary ballad, at least offers a change of tempo, but the song itself is a total bore.
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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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Sep 25, 2012It sounds like every last detail was worked out through numbing compromise.
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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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Sep 25, 2012Push and Shove leans toward synthpop-flavored ballads with grown-up themes: relationship struggles, the rewards of long-term romance. The songs are catchy, but Gwen Stefani doesn't have the voice, or the gravitas, for grandiose tunes.
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Sep 24, 2012There's an excess of bog-standard radio-friendly pop-rock, and a couple of wet weepies à la "Don't Speak".
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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 24, 2012Push And Shove is a decent, solid pop album, but it lacks the sense of occasion and excitement that you'd expect from a band's first album in 12 years.
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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, 2012Push and Shove is a celebration of No Doubt's love for all things 80s pop and the Southern California ska scene.
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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 21, 2012No Doubt makes only the most tentative divergences from previously tried and tested strategies, which gives Push and Shove a character that could be described as either dated or timeless.
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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