LOS ANGELES, CA- Three decades in, BUSH has nothing left to prove—but with “The Land of Milk and Honey,” they sound like a band that still has everything to say.
The lead single from their upcoming 10th studio album I Beat Loneliness (out July 18 via earMUSIC) is more than just a comeback track—it’s a battle cry for meaning in a world that seems increasingly untethered. Produced by frontman Gavin Rossdale and Erik Ron (Panic! At The Disco), the song trades nostalgia for nerve, pairing slashing guitars with unfiltered emotion and caustic insight.
“Feels like the land of milk and honey / Feels right, we love the taste of money,” Rossdale howls over a tight, churning rhythm section. The hook sticks, but it’s the tension underneath that gives it teeth. There’s beauty in the chaos, yes—but also rot under the surface. BUSH isn’t just playing loud—they’re playing like it matters.
Rossdale calls it “a wild ride into the heart of the new record… built to liberate and uplift,” but this is no blind optimism. These are the words of a man who’s seen too much and kept receipts. “I see stars when I fuck the system,” he confesses in verse two, a jarring admission delivered with sneer and swagger. And then there’s the line that lingers long after the guitars fade: “I try to get over you, you’re in me all the time.” The personal and political blur into something raw and resonant.
I Beat Loneliness promises to follow this thread even deeper—grappling with alienation, mental health, and the quiet ache of connection lost and sought again. The title alone speaks volumes. It doesn’t claim victory over loneliness; it’s the defiant report of someone who went to war with it and lived to tell the tale.
It’s also a sign that BUSH isn’t content resting on past glories. Their legacy may be secured—Sixteen Stone, after all, helped define ‘90s alt-rock—but the new material carries a renewed hunger. Rossdale, Chris Traynor, Corey Britz, and Nik Hughes bring urgency without artifice, ambition without pretension.
A North American tour kicks off July 19 and runs through August 30, followed by a European and UK stretch alongside Volbeat from September 18 to November 13. Expect a live set that spans decades but doesn’t dwell there. These new songs—cathartic, confrontational, and cut from bruised experience—demand to be heard now.
And if you’re curious about Rossdale’s current headspace beyond the studio or stage, you can catch him hosting Dinner with Gavin Rossdale on VIZIO’s WatchFree+. Each episode features a dinner party with guests like Serena Williams and Tom Jones, cooked by Rossdale himself—because of course it does.
But the main course this summer is I Beat Loneliness. “Fire does what it wants,” Rossdale sings in the chorus. So does BUSH. And thank god for that.
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