Sometimes even a multi-platinum band with three GRAMMY nominations under their belt needs the kind of pop talk which helped inspire Hoobastank’s 6th studio album. PUSH PULL finds Hoobastank exploring both rock and pop songwriting with a renewed vigor. The band partnered with producer Matt Wallace (Faith No More, Maroon 5). As a result, PUSH PULL nails the group’s underappreciated sweet spot – large-scale, muscular ‘80s-‘90s alternative rock of U2, Duran Duran and even Tears for Fears, whose “Heads Over Heels” gets a brawny, Bowiesque take on the album. Hoobastank approached PUSH PULL with the swagger and confidence of a band whose first three albums all went either gold, platinum or multi-platinum. “The Reason” garnered GRAMMY nominations for “Song of the Year,” “Best Rock Album” and “Best Pop Performance” for a Duo…