Pitchfork

Pete Macia hates this song. I think it's fantastic, in both the "great" sense of the word and the "fantasy" sense of the word. There is absolutely nothing realistic about "Wind It Up"; it takes place in a world where things like "taste" and "genre" and "authenticity" don't exist. Whether or not you want to live in that world is up to you.

The Neptunes-produced "Wind It Up" is from Gwen Stefani's second solo album, The Sweet Escape, due out December 5. And speaking of unrealistic worlds, the album features contributions from Gwen's No Doubt bandmate Tony Kanal, Akon, Nellee Hooper, Sean Garrett, Swizz Beatz, the Eurythmics' Dave Stewart and...wait for it...Keane's Tim Rice-Oxley. (No, not the guy in rehab. The other guy.)

Also due out on December 5 is Harajuku Lovers Live, a Gwen concert DVD filmed by Sophie Muller. Stefani plans to tour America next April. Maybe Lady Sov will open this time?