Strange Little Birds

With their post-return jitters under control, Garbage have solidified that return with Strange Little Birds, their darkest, most intimate LP and the band’s strongest effort in 15 years.

Vocalist Shirley Manson says Garbage’s sixth studio album, Strange Little Birds, is “less fussed over” than any of the quartet’s records to date. This isn’t a code word for sloppy—that would never fly with the band members’ production and mixing backgrounds—but her assessment does describe the record’s airy…

While this might not be Garbage’s most immediate release, it’s certainly their bravest.

Shirley Manson and co are back with no external pressure to sound current

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It may have been over 20 years since their classic debut, but Garbage are growing old gracefully. Their sixth release, ‘Strange Little Birds’,

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This is a band very much alive, and hungry, not simply a bunch of middle-aged rockers taking a victory lap.

Album Reviews: Garbage - Strange Little Birds