began work on its next album

The band began work on its next album the next year, but Interscope rejected much of its material, and the band was paired with producer Matthew Wilder . Eric did not like to relinquish creative control to someone outside the band and eventually stopped recording and rehearsing. He left No Doubt in 1994 to resume an animation career with the cartoon TV series The Simpsons . Kanal then ended his seven-year relationship with Gwen, saying that he needed “space”. Unsure of what to do with the band, Interscope sublicensed the project to Trauma Records in 1993. No Doubt released The Beacon Street Collection , consisting of outtakes from its previous recording sessions, in 1995 on its own label, Beacon Street Records. Mixing 1980s punk rock and some grunge influences into the band’s sound, the album contains a rawer sound than No Doubt , and it sold more than three times as many copies as its predecessor. Later that year, Trauma Records released Tragic Kingdom , much of which dealt with the relationship between Tony Kanal and Gwen Stefani.