#power-pop

Last year, The Rock Critic reviewed Garbage’s latest LP, and he said that it was a very good album, but not quite his cup of tea. Garbage’s brand of alt-rock was never up his alley, at least in large doses. I’ve been curious about listening to this band, and I almost picked up Strange Little Birds, but I never did. My local Shopko has it for a decent price, as well as Best Buy, and I could get it at FYE, even though it’s a bit pricier. I’ve been in the mood for some 90s alt-rock, coincidentally, because I picked up a few albums in that vein at Goodwill and Shopko up north, when I went on vacation last week, so I decided to look for a bit more. I already reviewed two of the three albums that I got at FYE when I came back. I reviewed The Offspring’s sophomore album, 1992’s Ignition, I reviewed Faith No More’s first album with their current vocalist, 1989’s The Real Thing (that’s not quite a 90s album, but this band was around in the 90s, so I count it), and the last one that I needed to review was the 1995 self-titled debut album Garbage. This album is just a couple of years younger than me, as well as being just a bit older than my girlfriend, which is really weird to think about. Am I the only person that thinks of albums in that sense? Yes? Okay, well, moving on then. I wasn’t sure what to expect with this band, but when I was doing some research, I found out something kind of cool – they’re from my state, Wisconsin, so that’s why I’ve been able to find their new album everywhere. It would be weird not to have their new album in their home state. I’ve been thinking about picking up Strange Little Birds, but when I saw their debut album for much cheaper at FYE, I thought I’d take a look at that first. Truth be told, I really like it. It’s probably my favorite out of the three albums that I picked up earlier this week, but it’s not the most unique album, especially in retrospect.