Gavin Rossdale has lived the last fifteen years or so in the spotlight, initially as frontman with post-grunge Brit rockers Bush and more recently as family man and gossip column-botherer, Mr Gwen Stefani.

The imminent release of his debut solo album “Wanderlust” sees him returning to writing and performing, and “Love Remains The Same” is his first single.  Whilst it employs Rossdale’s gravely vocals, soaring guitars and ear for a killer tune to great effect, one can’t help hoping that “Wanderlust” contains some more heavier numbers a la “Swallowed” or “Everything Zen” from his Bush days, as this is distinctly middle-of-the-road.

An album full of tracks like “Love Remains The Same” may be more than his existing fan base could handle, but the quality of production from the legendary Bob Rock, the penmanship from Rossdale himself and the promise of heavier numbers in the PR blurb should mean that his days in the musical wilderness are coming to an end.

Stuart Bowen