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/ 20 December 2021

The year gave us spectacular album re-issues spanning rock legends, foundational R&B/soul artists, classic pop, post-punk, alternative rock and so much more.

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Garbage Celebrate 20 Years of ‘Beautifulgarbage’ with a Packed Reissue

Adriane Pontecorvo

/ 5 November 2021

Beautifulgarbage saw Garbage laid bare in a new way that has since given them more room in which to maneuver their invigorating moodiness.

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The 50 Best Albums of 2021 So Far

PopMatters Staff

/ 30 June 2021

The year has offered a mountainous feast of sublime music. The 50 best albums of 2021 so far are an eclectic, forward-looking, and increasingly “woke” bunch.

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Garbage Return After Hiatus with Smart, Witty Answer to Our Chaotic World

Peter Piatkowski

/ 8 June 2021

Arguably Garbage’s most political record, No Gods No Masters is simultaneously novel and familiar. It’s a stark reflection of the recent overwhelming angst.

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The 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the ’90s: 60 – 41

Chris Gerard

/ 21 April 2021

The third part of our examination of the 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the ’90s, including Sonic Youth, Primal Scream, Garbage, Pixies and more.

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Garbage’s 20 Years Paranoid Tour: Weirdos Take the Spotlight

Ana Yorke

/ 20 September 2018

Garbage brings a powerful female perspective 20 years on, in a show devoid of nostalgia and full of powerful messages.

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Garbage Biography Captures One of the Best Science Experiments of the Alt-rock Era

Eric Rovie

/ 13 September 2017

This beautiful combination of coffee table/art book and band biography is as much a hodgepodge of styles as the band Garbage itself, among the best cut-and-paste experiments of '90s alt-rock.

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Garbage Celebrated Its 22-Year Career Impeccably at the Fillmore Philadelphia

Jordan Blum

/ 4 August 2016

Garbage's nearly two-hour spectacle demonstrated not only how beloved they remain by fans, but also how hard they can still rock out.

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Garbage + Kristin Kontrol – Central Park Summerstage (Photo Gallery)

Sachyn Mital

/ 2 August 2016

Garbage released their sixth studio album Strange Little Birds and the supporting tour continues with a stop through Central Park.

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Garbage: Strange Little Birds

Jordan Blum

/ 13 June 2016

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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Garbage – “Empty” (Singles Going Steady)

PopMatters Staff

/ 9 June 2016

"Empty" may not be reinventing the wheel, but at least Garbage are making quality alt-rock that stands on its own two feet instead of drowning in its influences.

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20 Years of Garbage: Shirley Manson Reflects on Career Longevity, Donald Trump, and Debbie Harry

PopMatters Staff

/ 6 October 2015

Two decades after their landmark debut album, Garbage's Shirley Manson reflects on spacey remixes, the influence of Debbie Harry, and why she'll never affiliate herself with any politician.