When Gwen Stefani introduced her upcoming fifth solo album final week, followers rapidly began theorizing that the brand new music might be headed in a rustic path.

It is arduous responsible them: There are a number of clues suggesting that Stefani could be fascinated with pursuing the nation style.

The quilt artwork for her new album, Bouquet, definitely seems to be prefer it might be a rustic document, particularly since she’s carrying a cream-colored cowboy hat within the picture. Dig deeper and you may see some Nashville affect within the credit for Bouquet, too.

The mission was recorded in Music Metropolis by hit producer Scott Hendricks, who has labored with nation greats like Alan Jackson, Hint Adkins, Religion Hill and, after all, Stefani’s nation famous person husband Blake Shelton.

Talking of Shelton, he is another excuse why Stefani could be fascinated with going nation: Not simply because they have been dwelling collectively for a number of years, or as a result of Stefani’s been spending time in Shelton’s residence state of Oklahoma, however as a result of they’ve collaborated a handful of instances, with marked success.

Two duets, “Blissful Anyplace” and “No person However You” have topped the nation charts, and led to Stefani making her Grand Ole Opry debut. As one-half of a singing duo with Shelton, she’s already discovered success in nation music, so it will make sense that she would wish to give the style a shot solo, too.

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Nonetheless, in a brand new interview with Rolling Stone, Stefani says that Bouquet is not going to be getting the nation therapy.

“It is not a rustic document,” she states.

If there’s any nation affect right here, it is Stefani’s dedication to genuine storytelling and getting again to her roots.

“It is all of the stuff I listened to within the station wagon on the best way to church,” the singer goes on to say. “Yacht rock, although it wasn’t known as yacht rock then. The music I take heed to now, I needed this album to replicate that.”

Although Stefani is not going nation, the jury’s nonetheless out on her 16-year-old son Zuma. Zuma lately made his musical debut at Shelton’s Oklahoma Ole Crimson location, carrying denims and a cowboy hat as he stepped onstage to cowl Zach Bryan‘s “Oklahoma Smokeshow.”

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Bouquet has a distinguished flower theme — her Blake Shelton duet, “Purple Irises,” finds a house on the monitor checklist, together with different floral titles like “Marigolds,” “Late to Bloom,” “Empty Vase” and a title monitor. Flowers and blooming have been central motifs in Stefani’s music for years, and extra lately, she and Shelton have shared their rising gardening passion with followers fairly a bit.

When she introduced the brand new album, Stefani additionally launched one in every of its songs, “Any individual Else’s,” which describes feeling euphoric freedom after letting go of a poisonous ex.

Bouquet is due out on Nov. 15.