#9. Bush - The Land Of Milk And Honey
Title: The Land Of Milk And Honey
Artist: Bush
Album: I Beat Loneliness
Two years after triumphantly making their return at the #9 spot of the Countdown, Bush returns with another album chock full of angsty rippers and Gavin Rossdale's trademark pipes. The band put out a couple singles and was another candidate for album of the year for me with tracks like "Scars", "60 Ways To Forget People" and the title track. I Beat Loneliness didn't feel like as strong of an album, top-to-bottom like 2023's The Art Of Survival, but its highpoints were still enough to keep multiple songs on my daily playlist, including the rage-filled "The Land Of Milk And Honey". Rossdale recently turned 60 and somehow still has the stamina to continue making worthwhile music, perhaps now with the added age he has a more cynical look at a life of angst. Either way, this album kicks off hard and keeps your head banging and ears ringing.
Favorite line: "I wasn't born in a cage, I am free to remain, I feel a darkness I can't resist"
Previous five #9s:
2024: Knox - Me, Myself & Your Eyes
2023: Bush - Heavy is the Ocean
2022: Ghost - Spillways
2021: Assemblage 23 - Factory
2020: Apollo LTD - You
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