Yacht rock of the '70s inspires new Gwen Stefani album

Gwen Stefani has been inspired by '70s soft rock on her new album.

The No Doubt singer, 54, insists she has not gone country, despite donning a cowboy hat in the cover art for her upcoming LP Bouquet, which marks her first solo album in seven years.

"It's not a country record," she told Rolling Stone.

"It's all the stuff I listened to in the station wagon on the way to church.

"Yacht rock, though it wasn't called yacht rock then. The music I listen to now, I wanted this album to reflect that."

Explaining the meaning behind the album's title, she said: "That's why I feel Bouquet is a really perfect title.

"Like each song was handpicked with meaning."

Fans have so far heard the single Somebody Else's and her collaboration with her country musician husband, Blake Shelton called Purple Irises.

Bouquet is the Hollaback Girl hitmaker's fifth studio album and is her first since 2016's This Is What the Truth Feels Like and her 2017 festive album You Make It Feel Like Christmas.

Stefani's solo album comes after she reunited with No Doubt at Coachella in April for the first time since their 2013 hiatus.

Meanwhile, Stefani recently released new song Hello World with Ryan Tedder and Anderson Paak to celebrate the opening of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.