If you could draw a chart showing the quality of Gwen Stefani’s solo singles over time, it would start out pretty high only to end up sloping dramatically downward. And somewhere, a foot or two below the horizontal axis you’d find Now That You Got It.

When she first started doing solo stuff, Gwen was groundbreaking, quirky and fun. With this latest video, even she doesn’t seem to be convinced. She’s rehashing the same formula, but we’ve heard it all before: really dumb hooks and lyrics. She’s still trailing those damned Harajuku Girls around when they should have been dumped after the first album.

And not to rant, but does anyone understand why Damian Marley is collaborating on this? I mean, that’s like implying Calum Best is a world class footballer, or that Lisa Marie Presley can sing. Just because he’s ‘Son of Bob’, doesn’t grant him cool status.

We can only hope that these latest solo singles are Gwen’s attempt to purge herself before the No Doubt reunion happens. If she’s taking this calibre of songwriting to the table, God help us! The final No Doubt album could be a disaster.

We hereby label this single crap, the worst possible rating a song can have on Unreality Music.

No Doubt are apparently working on their sixth album, which will be a follow-up to 2001’s Rock Steady. Yes, its been six years!

To prove that its not a cruel hoax, the band have posted a video on their website of their rehearsal. It looks a bit staged in places, the band sound rough (especially the harmonies), but Gwen looked fairly low-key. She’s not glamming it up for the cameras, which at least suggests she’s taking things seriously!

Elsewhere, Gwen is making noises that she’s keen to have more kids, but the new No Doubt material has to come first:

Stefani, who’s since released two solo albums and gave birth to her first son with former Bush frontman, husband Gavin Rossdale, is deeply committed to completing No Doubt’s sixth studio album. “I love being pregnant and I want more children” she says. “But I’ve unfinished business with No Doubt first.”

Now, I don’t know about you, but that seems to imply that this album will definitely be the band’s last. She’s talking like it’s something to get out of her system, or satisfy the fans before settling down. What do you guys think?