No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal has told MTV that the band has begun work on their follow-up to their 2001 mega-hit Rock Steady. Of course, Rock Steady came out before lead singer Gwen Stefani’s stunning success as a solo artist. Kanal insists that the album is still in the earliest of stages with no direction or plan in place yet.

Gwen Stefani recently gave birth to her first child with husband Gavin Rossdale. http://www.gigwise.com/news.asp?contentid=17042