If Garbage Released a New Album and No One Listened, Did It Make a Sound?

Checked out their new album after seeing a few Shirley Manson "edgy" news items and a curiosity to hear what the band was up to these days. After a listen, I can report back that Garbage, growing into their name, sounds like warmed over dookie. The music itself sounds ok, sonically. You can tell an effort has been made to sound "current." Manson's vocals and lyrics ruin any attempts at producing a decent song, however, with attempts to be edgy through silly profanity and defiantly middle-age issues. I couldn't identify a good track on the entire album. Maaaaaaybe "Hold," which would just qualify as decent filler on much a better album.

As an example, here's a single, "Chinese Fire Hose," from the new album raging against ageism with lyrics so sophomoric and on the nose as to be truly cringe.