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[Album Review] Garbage ‘Not Your Kind Of People’
I’ve been a fan of Garbage since their self-titled debut album came out in 1995. Armed with a sound entirely unique unto themselves, they’ve been a band I’ve followed almost religiously with each new album announcement. And so it is, that after seven years, I was back to salivating with anticipation as their latest album, Not Your Kind Of People, inched ever closer to release. But now that I have it, was it worth the agonizing wait? Check out my thoughts below.
A cinematic flair beings the opening track “Automatic Systematic Habit”, hailing the return of Garbage. It’s a high-energy track that is undeniably infectious is the perfect beginning to the album, setting the perfect tone for what is to come.
The album continues with “Big Bright World”, a track that is still high-energy but has a happier overall tone. It sounds like something I’d hear on Version 2.0. Then we get to the first single, “Blood For Poppies”. I’ve already stated how much I love this song but it probably deserves to be mentioned again. This song gets my blood rushing and my heart racing; I honestly can’t get enough of it.
I could go on with a track-by-track review, but I’ll forgo that in order to talk about the production, which is fantastic. The songs are richly layered, almost confusingly so. There are so many things going on at nearly any given time that hearing everything the first few times through is a near impossibility. As per usual, many of the tones and sounds aren’t exactly musical but rather odd noises that just fit the atmosphere of the song.
Some interesting moments I found where the opening bass line to “Battle In Me”, which reminded me of Bon Jovi’s “Living On A Prayer”. Then there was “Sugar”, which had a distinctive trip-hop flavor that I relished.
Then there is the final track, “Beloved Freak”, which starts like a lullaby, transforming into a gentle, beautiful ballad. There is something soothing about hearing Manson’s velvety voice croon gently over and over, “You’re not alone.” While it doesn’t end the album with bombastic fireworks, there is such a sweet, hopeful note that I can’t help feel that there was no better coda.
The Final Word: I’ve been brought back to the glitz and glamour of 90’s alt-rock and I’m loving every second of it. Equal parts music and noise, Not Your Kind Of People is everything I could’ve wanted from a new Garbage album and more.
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Seminal slasher Scream rewrote the rules in 1996, and for its 30th anniversary, Varèse Sarabande and Craft Recordings are celebrating with a new anniversary reissue of Marco Beltrami’s landmark score.
The original 14-track album returns to vinyl in a collectible “blood-soaked” sleeve on August 28.
If blood red isn’t your color, there’s good news: the reissue will also be available in many different limited-edition exclusive pressings.
In addition to the wide “Woodsboro Bloodbath” red vinyl pictured below, look for the following exclusives:
- “Knife’s Edge” silver vinyl with poster (Target)
- “Surprise, Sidney” metallic blend vinyl (Barnes & Noble)
- “Don’t Hang Up” clear vinyl (Books-A-Million)
- “I’ll Be Right Back” blue vinyl (Urban Outfitters)
- “Final Girl” splatter vinyl (Hot Topic)
- “Wrong Answer” Blood Red Splatter vinyl (Varèse Sarabande/Craft Recordings)
- “Final Phone Call” blue vinyl at select indie retailers
An Extended Cut Edition of the Scream (Original Motion Picture Score), featuring all 40 of the film’s cues from the 2022 Scream boxset, will also be available on CD. All formats are available to pre-order or pre-save today.
Top L-R: “Knife’s Edge” silver vinyl with poster (Target), “Surprise, Sidney” metallic blend vinyl (Barnes & Noble), “Don’t Hang Up” clear vinyl (Books-A-Million),
Bottom L-R: “I’ll Be Right Back” blue vinyl (Urban Outfitters), “Final Girl” splatter vinyl (Hot Topic), “Wrong Answer” Blood Red Splatter vinyl (Varèse Sarabande/Craft Recordings), and “Final Phone Call” blue vinyl (Indie Retail)
Marco Beltrami composed the iconic score as a then young, up-and-coming composer—one who, ironically, had never scored or even seen a horror film.
Yet just three years after he completed the University of Southern California’s rigorous scoring program, Beltrami submitted 13 minutes of music for Scream’s opening sequence and his future was forever changed. “We knew in half a minute that we had found our composer,” Craven told Variety in 2012. “The music was haunting, beautiful and totally original. Marco turned out to be shy and soft-spoken, but a fountain of ideas and innovation. I never looked back.”
Scream (Original Motion Picture Score) (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
CD Tracklist
1. Dimension Logo (0:19)
2. The Cue from Hell (10:33)
3. Trouble in Woodsboro (1:52)
4. Sid’s House (1:12)
5. Red Herring (2:13)
6. Killer Calls Sydney (2:52)
7. Chasing Sidney (1:29)
8. Cell Phone (1:00)
9. Backdoor Gale (0:49)
10. Schoolyard 2 (1:17)
11. Sid’s Doubt (1:23)
12. Bathroom (2:58)
13. Mr. Himbry Gets It (2:11)
14. Sherriff and Dewey (1:21)
15. Tatum’s Torture (2:46)
16. Sidney Wants It (3:09)
17. Dewey and Gale (1:57)
18. Off to See Himbry (0:41)
19. Killer Stabs Billy (2:50)
20. Randy Almost Gets It (2:33)
21. Gale Crashes the Van (1:33)
22. They’re Crazy (9:42)
23. Sid Stabs Billy (4:24)
24. Billy’s Back (0:52)
25. End Credits (1:40)
26. Sid’s Window (0:26)
27. Gut Someone (0:13)
28. Sid Looks (0:16)
29. Billy Looks (0:24)
30. Billy to Cell (0:34)
31. Killer Calls Again (0:35)
32. Bang Into Billy (0:12)
33. Girl Talk (0:54)
34. Video Store (0:45)
35. Why She’s Here (0:16)
36. Billy Sting (0:13)
37. Prescott’s Car (0:29)
38. Hairbrush (0:38)
39. The Cue from Hell (Orchestra Only) (6:28)
40. I Don’t Care (Vocals Performed by Dillon Dixon) (3:01)
Scream – Original Motion Picture Score
Vinyl Tracklist
Side A:
1. Dimension Logo (0:19)
2. The Cue from Hell (10:33)
3. Trouble in Woodsboro (1:52)
4. Red Herring (2:13)
5. Chasing Sidney (1:29)
6. Backdoor Gale (0:49)
7. Schoolyard 2 (1:17)
8. Bathroom (2:58)
Side B:
1. Sherriff and Dewey (1:21)
2. Tatum’s Torture (2:46)
3. Sidney Wants It (3:09)
4. Killer Stabs Billy (2:50)
5. They’re Crazy (9:42)
6. End Credits (1:40)
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