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MojoJul 18, 2012They haven't really been missed, yet it's good to have them back. [Jun 2012, p.83]
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Q MagazineJun 22, 2012The sulky formula which established them, however, like the seismic chords of Control or the crunching Battle In Me, proves the efficacy of this recycled Garbage. [Jun 2012, p.114]
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Jun 5, 2012For all the interesting noises that the band have come up with in the studio, the production really doesn't do them any favours, cramming them into a fairly narrow space and stripping them almost entirely of any sense of atmosphere.
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May 24, 2012Garbage still have a knack for placing sticky hooks behind walls of guitar sheen, but when they slow down on Beloved Freak and the title track ballad, the results get a bit cringy.
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May 23, 2012With the release of Not Your Kind of People Garbage prove they are indubitably a one-trick pony who fluked one magnificent album and a half-way decent follow-up, ensuring that they would never again reach that level of authenticity and dark sincerity.
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May 22, 2012For an outfit that's never denied its plastic-coated glamour, Garbage exits Not Your Kind Of People remarkably well-preserved.
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May 21, 2012Not Your Kind of People adheres so doggedly to formula that it often sounds dated... There's no indication that the band has evolved much.
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May 16, 2012Everything from the stilted production to Manson's lyrics to that awful album cover seems hopelessly mired in 1998.
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May 14, 2012This comeback album suggests a hiatus spent in a cryogenic freezer. Which is to say that they sound the same ... only rather less vital.
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May 14, 2012It's all slick and tuneful but, bar the shoegaze-indebted Felt, feels like business as usual.
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May 14, 2012Aside from the aforementioned pair of tracks [Control and the title track] that hit dark pop highs akin to Garbage's best, this is just another solid disc from solid musicians, no more, no less.
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May 11, 2012As you'd likely expect, they're still as confused as ever.
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May 10, 2012Despite occasional lapses into overproduced mess, the surprise here is their enthusiasm.
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UncutMay 9, 2012Manson can still whip up an appealingly vengeful turn of phrase, but they retain a tendency to sound stiff. [Jun 2012, p.73]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 39 out of 48
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Mixed: 6 out of 48
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Negative: 3 out of 48
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