Gavin Rossdale wants next Bush album ‘to be brilliant’

Gavin Rossdale is busy recording the next Bush album and he wants it “to be brilliant”.

The band released their 10th record, I Beat Loneliness, in 2025 and the frontman has now confirmed they are working on their 11th with Gavin admitting he’s striving to make sure the music is good and it means he’s having to throw out any tracks that don’t meet his high standards.

During an appearance on TotalRock’s Hobo On The Radio show, Gavin explained: “There’s a funny, weird instinct. I feel that I’ve got better at editing myself, but I’m even more harsh than ever.

“And so, I just consider that I’ve done 10 records. I’m in the middle of making another one, and I want it to be brilliant, or else there’s really no f****** point.

“There’s no point in just bringing out a record. You can write a record but you gotta write the record. So that’s all I’m interested in, is trying to be as brilliant as I can, because why not? Why not reach for the stars at all times?”

He went on to add: “And I chuck a load of stuff out that I don’t like or I don’t think is good. So I don’t consider myself so great that I’m, like, everything I do or say is wonderful.

“A lot of the time I’m, like: ‘Nah. Don’t. Stop that.’ … Often I’ll write a whole set of words, five, six lines, to get to what starts to be interesting.

“And you’re not gonna get to the line six onwards unless you leapfrog, stepping stone, across the kind of: ‘All right, start this,’ whatever. So I just feel better at editing. Yeah, that’s what it is.”

He said of the new record’s sound: “Well, I just love making music, and to me writing songs is my favorite thing to do, and I try and push myself and challenge myself.

“There’s a lot of inspiration with all the heavier music that I like. And just finding a way to … I’m never gonna try and be a screamer, but I do love having the kind of sexier, heavier, detuned world. I find it really interesting and inspiring.”