Album: I Beat Loneliness
Artist: Bush
Release Date: July 18, 2025
Label: earMUSIC
Genre: Post-Grunge / Alternative Rock
Producer: Gavin Rossdale & Erik Ron
Current Lineup:
Gavin Rossdale – Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Chris Traynor – Lead Guitar
Corey Britz – Bass
Nik Hughes – Drums
Tracklist:
Scars (3:30)
I Beat Loneliness (4:23)
The Land of Milk and Honey (3:15)
We’re All the Same on the Inside (3:21)
I Am Here to Save Your Life (4:09)
60 Ways to Forget People (2:48)
Love Me Till the Pain Fades (4:13)
We Are of This Earth (4:24)
Everyone Is Broken (4:01)
Don’t Be Afraid (5:15)
Footsteps in the Sand (4:01)
Rebel with a Cause (3:18)
Total Runtime: 46:31
Being British makes reviewing a Bush album challenging. The 90s alt-rock rulebook dictated we weren’t permitted to appreciate Bush – guidelines that, while supposedly flexible, seem oddly binding when discussing Gavin Rossdale’s platinum-selling powerhouse. For this review’s sake, I’ll temporarily adopt honorary American status because I must declare: “this is excellent” – so buckle up, folks, let’s dive in.
When something appears, sounds, and displays Bush branding, that typically satisfies devoted followers, yet this represents Bush in their contemporary form. This record demonstrates Rossdale acknowledging Bush’s strengths while examining what truly resonates with both dedicated supporters and occasional listeners. Consider the mesmerizing Everyone Is Broken. Its semi-acoustic opening paired with Rossdale’s anxiety-driven vocals compels us toward something entirely unexpected. You forced my attention, made me absorb everything and develop emotional investment in both track and album. Achieving this proves remarkable in our current era where focus shifts to ‘what’s coming?’ before ‘what’s current?’ even concludes.
Props to Rossdale for mastering attention capture in an existence measured by 30-second TikTok clips. While everyone truly is fractured nowadays with rising ‘isms’ and ..xia-ending terms attempting to rationalize interpersonal behavior and reactions, Bush manages to pierce through this chaos, clarifying what’s needed, how to support others, and – as social platforms constantly preach – ‘treating each other kindly’. People, it’s genuinely not complex, yet here we find ourselves requiring a master narrative craftsman from a three-decade band to break it down simply.
These insights arrive brilliantly executed, and regardless of your Bush allegiance (English readers, reference my earlier disclaimer), something revelatory awaits – like a psychedelic experience minus the negative consequences.
Illumination beckons and proves most welcome.
Score 8/10
Reviewed by Adrian Hextall
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