BUSH Goes Independent Route After Split With INTERSCOPE

September 3, 2011

Frontman Gavin Rossdale of the reformed English '90s alternative rock band BUSH revealed in a new interview with Billboard.com that he split with longtime label Interscope in 2010 after the initial sessions for the group's new album with producer Bob Rock (METALLICA, MTLEY CRE) failed to produce the kind of radio hit that Interscope was looking for. After signing with the MGMT Company, a division of Front Line Management, BUSH worked with Rock to record five new songs and revamp the existing tracks, resulting in "The Sea of Memories", which will be released on September 13 via the group's own Zuma Rock Records, in a partnership with eOne Music.

BUSH's 1994 breakout debut, "Sixteen Stone", on Trauma/Interscope, sold more than 6 million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and remains the group's best-selling release to date. The follow-up effort, 1996's "Razorblade Suitcase", entered the The Billboard 200 chart at No. 1 and sold 3 million.

Rossdale formed a band called INSTITUTE and released one album with them in 2005 after BUSH went on hiatus, then issued a solo CD in 2008, "Wanderlust", which peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard 200 and has sold 138,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

BUSH's new single, "The Sound Of Winter", is No. 6 and No. 16 on the Alternative and Active Rock charts, respectively, and has sold 16,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The current BUSH lineup includes original drummer Robin Goodridge, guitarist Chris Traynor and bassist Corey Britz. Traynor replaced original axeman Nigel Pulsford in 2001 while Britz has stepped in for Dave Parsons.

"The Sound Of Winter" performance:

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