''Digital Garbage'' is the tenth studio album by the
alternative rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...
band
Mudhoney
Mudhoney is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1988, following the demise of Green River. Its members are singer and rhythm guitarist Mark Arm, lead guitarist Steve Turner, bassist Guy Maddison and drummer Dan Peters. ...
. It was released on September 19, 2018.
This is their seventh studio album release on
Sub Pop
Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Sub Pop achieved fame in the early 1990s for signing Seattle bands such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, central players in the grunge movement. They are oft ...
.
Critical reception
''Digital Garbage'' received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At
Metacritic
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, they assign a "weighted average" score out of 100 to reviews and ratings from mainstream critics, and the album received a Metascore of 75, based on 17 reviews.
Allmusic
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's Mark Deming affirmed that "Digital Garbage isn't quite Mudhoney's great protest album, but as a reaction to a chaotic and divisive time, it's powerfully eloquent in its own grimy way, and it shows they can still sound like nothing but themselves without being tethered to the past. Come for the rage on Digital Garbage and stay for the rock. Both feel intense and purifying."
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]Allmusic
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chose it as one of their favorite rock albums of 2018,[ and Mojo listed it No. 55 on its list of top 75 albums of 2018.]
Track listing
All tracks written by Mark Arm
Mark Arm (born Mark Thomas McLaughlin; February 21, 1962) is an American singer and songwriter, best known as the vocalist for the grunge band Mudhoney. His former group, Green River, was one of the first grunge bands, along with Malfunkshun, ...
, Steve Turner Steve or Steven Turner is the name of:
Sports
* Steve Turner (rugby league) (born 1984), Australian rugby league footballer
* Steve Turner (Australian rules footballer) (born 1960), Australian rules footballer
* Steven Turner (born 1987), Canadi ...
, Dan Peters
Daniel Joe Peters (born August 18, 1967) is the drummer for Mudhoney, having played with them since their formation in 1988. Prior to Mudhoney, he joined Bundle of Hiss when he was fifteen years old.
He was also briefly the drummer for Nir ...
, and Guy Maddison
Guy Bernard Maddison (born 31 March 1965) is an Australian punk and grunge musician. From 1986 to 1989 he worked as a member of noise rock group Lubricated Goat and appeared on their album '' Paddock of Love''. He was a member of Bloodloss ...
.
Personnel
*Mark Arm
Mark Arm (born Mark Thomas McLaughlin; February 21, 1962) is an American singer and songwriter, best known as the vocalist for the grunge band Mudhoney. His former group, Green River, was one of the first grunge bands, along with Malfunkshun, ...
– vocals/guitar
*Steve Turner Steve or Steven Turner is the name of:
Sports
* Steve Turner (rugby league) (born 1984), Australian rugby league footballer
* Steve Turner (Australian rules footballer) (born 1960), Australian rules footballer
* Steven Turner (born 1987), Canadi ...
– guitar/vocals
*Dan Peters
Daniel Joe Peters (born August 18, 1967) is the drummer for Mudhoney, having played with them since their formation in 1988. Prior to Mudhoney, he joined Bundle of Hiss when he was fifteen years old.
He was also briefly the drummer for Nir ...
– drums
*Guy Maddison
Guy Bernard Maddison (born 31 March 1965) is an Australian punk and grunge musician. From 1986 to 1989 he worked as a member of noise rock group Lubricated Goat and appeared on their album '' Paddock of Love''. He was a member of Bloodloss ...
– bass
Charts
References
External links
Digital Garbage on Subpop.com
Mudhoney official website
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Mudhoney albums
2018 albums
Sub Pop albums
Albums produced by Johnny Sangster