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9.1
87690
9.1 |
A.V. Club
20-plus years after forming, each band member is still fired up to mine new sounds and approaches for inspiration
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8.0
87699
8.0 |
Evening Standard
Overall it’s a worthy return for a band whose moment should be long over
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8.0
87766
8.0 |
PopMatters
Strange Little Birds is far better than it has any right to be, as few bands ever deliver such a steady and satisfying record this far into their career
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8.0
87664
8.0 |
All Music
Feels simultaneously familiar and fresh, a record that echoes the past without being trapped by it
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8.0
87667
8.0 |
NME
As cool and caustic as their 1995 debut
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8.0
87668
8.0 |
The Music
Their electronic element is still present, but knows its place among guitars, drums and so-human woman at the front
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8.0
87671
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
The band's most compelling, adventurous album in 15 years
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8.0
87677
8.0 |
Mojo
Garbage haven't released an album this immediate, melodically strong and thematically interesting since their self-titled 1995 debut. Print edition only
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8.0
88014
8.0 |
State
There’s not too much groundbreaking here – but there doesn’t need to be
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8.0
88168
8.0 |
Q
It's their best album in nearly 20 years. Print edition only
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7.5
87682
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Lyrically it’s certainly their bravest and 20 years into their career, it feels like they’ve entered a new era
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7.5
87686
7.5 |
Earbuddy
It doesn’t chart any new territory for the band, but it is a distillation of what made the band good, and worth paying attention to, in the first place
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7.0
87869
7.0 |
Beardfood
They have stuck to their roots of combining rock, pop and electronic music into songs with a hummable chorus, reminiscent of their heyday
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7.0
87681
7.0 |
Pitchfork
Their darkest, most intimate LP and the band’s strongest effort in 15 years
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7.0
88403
7.0 |
Clash
There are a few moments that feel oddly dated or too by-the-numbers, but otherwise, this is an engaging return from the gothic dance-rock four-piece
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7.0
88043
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Nineties alt-rock icons go heavy on the dark stuff, and it's great
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6.7
87670
6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
t’s still not the most original thing in the world, but at least now we know that they’re confidently continuing to choose it for themselves
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6.0
87794
6.0 |
No Ripcord
The power on this album is definitely with the rockers
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6.0
87676
6.0 |
Uncut
Lyrically, it's the darkness that maintains its grip, sometimes alarmingly so. Print edition only
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6.0
87669
6.0 |
God Is In The TV
A third of a genuinely brilliant record, two-thirds simply decent
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6.0
87665
6.0 |
The Irish Times
Impeccable production
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6.0
87666
6.0 |
The Independent
Offers nothing new musically, but Manson at full-strength
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5.5
88094
5.5 |
Under The Radar
Too much of Strange Little Birds is filler
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5.0
88862
5.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Strange Little Birds is a worthy addition to the Garbage catalog and while old fans may celebrate it, the band won’t win any new ones
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4.0
87741
4.0 |
The Observer
A sluggish comeback
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