With a clear and candid statement posted on their website, No Doubt announced that their comeback album has been pushed back till 2012. Gwen, Adrian, Tony and Tom, addressing their fans with a warm ‘Dear Friends’, expressed: ‘Ideally our new record would be coming out this year but it’s just not ready yet. We don’t want to rush this album just to get it out’.

It seems like the band needs more time to wrap up their long-awaited record that has kept fans hungry for brand-new songs for almost a decade. No Doubt’s latest album ‘Rock Steady’ was released in 2001 to rave reviews and commercial success. After conquering the top again, the band edited a Greatest Hits collection entitled ‘The Singles 1992-2003′ and in 2004 they embarked on a well-documented hiatus.

Meanwhile all four members have ventured into different artistic adventures. Tom Dumont created a new band called ‘Invincible Overlord’ alongside Tod Matson. Drummer Adrian Young joined different artists on tour from Bow Wow Wow to TheStart and Tony Kanal produced and co-wrote tunes for P!nk’s multi-platinum seller ‘Funhouse’ in 2008.

But perhaps you recall more vividly a cheerleader rocking out at award shows, a frazzled Alice in wonderland, fighting a biological clock or a little lamb hopping from jackets to stilettos. Yes, that was Gwen Stefani — top-notch producers like Linda Perry, The Neptunes and Dr. Dre helped the Orange County songstress shape and mold two multi-platinum albums that brought Stefani closer to the rock star status she always deserved.

While her videos went viral and her songs broke records, her original and unique music style influenced others to go in new directions. Most known examples are Nelly Furtado and Fergie — the latter denying rumors claiming she was piggybacking on Stefani’s style.

Not only her solo effort was notoriously acclaimed but her personal style thrust her from Fashionista to fashion mogul with her clothing line’s runway debut in 2004. No Doubt had no personal break but marriages and kids have kept them busy. Now they will have to learn how to juggle fame, promos, tours and kids — lots of kids.

They already tested it when they reunited for an extremely successful summer tour two years ago. Back then they were hoping the live gigs would bring some inspiration to keep the writer’s block at bay. Sadly, nothing but money, tiredness and a whole lot of new fans came out of the tour.

Fans have been awaiting this project for a long time but there’s also a different generation out there now, which means they will enjoy iTunes success if they manage to engage contemporary youths with new anthems. As for old school No Doubters, the wait has been long and filled with setbacks but whether their new songs stick or not, they can take full credit for having written some of the most iconic tunes of the 90’s.

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No Doubt is coming back!!! The band is back together, and will be releasing a new album later this year. Gwen Stefani has left her solo career to join the band again, and they’ll be releasing their colorful music all over again. This will be their first album since 2004. This album will be the band’s seventh studio release.

According to No Doubt’s website, they have written nine songs so far, and they are extremely excited to release them. No Doubt is mostly remembered for their hit songs, including “Just a Girl,” “Rock Steady,” “Running,” “New,” “X-Girlfriend,” and “Simple Kind of Life.”

The lead singer, Gwen Stefani was 17-years-old when she started working in the band. She was actually mopping floors at a Dairy Queen before she made it big.

The band’s first album came out in 1992 where No Doubt became one of the most well-known bands in the United States. They became especially become successful when their album “Tragic Kingdom” came out in 1997. Their hits on this album included “Just a Girl,” “Spiderwebs,” and “Don’t Speak.” What made No Doubt so special was how unique they were.

They were a band with men on drums and the guitar, but a girl was the lead singer. And although their band had rock music in it, they could almost be considered pop…just almost. Plus, Gwen Stefani’s flashy voice gave the music a great pitch for a great listen. “Just a Girl” had a chromatic charm that led the song to become one of the most popular songs of the decade.

You can actually hear this tune in certain chick-flicks like ”Clueless” and “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion.” “Return to Saturn” was also an album that represented the band as colorful and picturesque. The song, “New” was something to listen to at nighttime, but when there are random colors spread all over a big city.

Even lesser known songs like “Artificial Sweetener” showed a jazzy and vibrant side to No Doubt. As the band progressed, Gwen Stefani did too. She created her own album, “Love Angel Music Baby.” When the hit, “What You Waiting For” came out, fans were dancing all over the place. Gwen also made a bizarre yet fun music video with her struggling to make it as a singer, then all of a sudden she appears in “Alice in Wonderland.”

Although she wasn’t in her band at the time, Gwen still knew how to be colorful. “Rich Girl” had a pirate ship and “Hollaback Girl” had Gwen dancing and dressing up like a teenager, showing that after plenty of success as well as marriage and kids, Gwen Stefani knew exactly how to keep in touch with her inner adolescent. No Doubt has done plenty of tours over the years, and they’ll hopefully be doing it again with their newest album, scheduled to come out this fall.

Two of their songs will be called “One More Summer” and “Settle Down.” And according to “Rolling Stone,” their new album is going to be “catchy and addictive.”

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