“This title is an honest and in-depth account of the story of an uncompromising, experimental, never boring band . . . Through a first-person narrative, an abundance of photos, and solid data (including an extensive discography and list of tour dates) these musicians have produced the template for rock (auto) biography. This is unmitigated Garbage. Refuse to settle for anything less.”
—Library Journal, starred review

“In the book, [Shirley] Manson is seen with a bob cut and smudged black eyeliner, power posing for magazines and shredding guitar solos onstage. You’ll also find candid interviews, cocktail recipes (one reads “fill your glass with garbage”), and hundreds of archival photos from the road.”
—The Cut/New York Magazine

“It’s not far into its pink-tinged pages that you realize this is one of those all-too-rare, no-holds-barred rock bios that willingly offers up a full, honest and unadulterated backstage pass into the life of a band. Through its 200+ glorious, full-color pages, readers are privy to the highs and lows, and the good, the bad and the ugly. Peppered with handwritten lyrics and notes, backstage photos, rock ‘n’ roll cocktail recipes, letters, flyers, posters, artwork and insights into how some of their biggest hits came to be, it offers a wonderful inside view into a band that’s seen it all and lived to tell the tale, yet clearly has so much more to give . . . This Is the Noise that Keeps Me Awake is an essential read for any music fan but, of course, Garbage faithful will find it infinitely rewarding.”
—Women in Pop (Australia)

“Garbage will release a coffee-table book full of artifacts, photos, and anecdotes that capture their long history: pages of lyrics with penciled-in edits, cocktail recipes—like one for ‘Vodka With Anything’—and snapshots from a forgotten era where Manson wore her hair boy-short and platinum blonde.”
—The Cut/New York Magazine, from a feature on Shirley Manson

“Look at the band’s just released funny, engaging and defiant coffee table book, This Is The Noise That Keeps Me Awake. Written with journalist Jason Cohen, the tableau tells the story of the band’s rise to success to the tune of more than 17 million albums sold and the ups and downs that came with that, mixed in with the group’s custom cocktail recipes, sidebars on the worst foodborne illnesses they have had, Manson’s love for the San Antonio Spurs and the rest of the band’s affinity for the Green Bay Packers and celebrity encounters like Bono and Bill Clinton.”
—Forbes

“Fans of Garbage (the band, of course) are going to be happy (and not only when it rains, as the song says) with the coffee-table book This is the Noise that Keeps Me Awake written by Garbage with Jason Cohen, and crammed full of color and black & white photos, band interviews and much more.”
—Baltimore Out Loud

“With input from all four of the band’s members, the book looks at Garbage’s musical process and how they’ve coexisted as a band for over two decades.”
—Dazed

“This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake is ultimately a tale of survival. The band fought constantly against record companies, illnesses, trends, and a million other headaches to become an international success . . . Against the odds, Garbage has remained one of the only survivors of the post-grunge era, one that continues to push their own boundaries and explore what they’re capable of.”
—Noisey (Vice)

“The book itself is gorgeous and filled with amazing behind the scenes photos . . . Any fan of the band will enjoy not only the biography, but the aesthetic pleasures of the book’s art and layout. This beautifully designed book is quite the hodgepodge, which seems to be a fitting tribute to a band that also came together in an unusual fashion: a trio of Midwestern studio players, a fish out of water singer from Scotland, and one of the great science experiments of the alt-rock era.”
—PopMatters

“This sumptuous new coffee table book is a dream come true for fans of the rock band Garbage. It’s all here — the wild adventure that is Garbage . . . Garbage collectors will be bowing down in gratitude to Akashic Books for this frank, in-depth, treasure-filled volume.”
—Pop Culture Classics

“While chronicling the band’s meteoric rise to fame, This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake also includes cocktail recipes, favorite songs, surprising personal anecdotes, and every gig Garbage ever played. An examination of the drastic changes within the music industry over the past two decades is unexpectedly engaging and offers a nuanced insider’s perspective on the turn to digital music consumption.”
—Fine Books & Collections

“Using a trove of archival photos – many of which have never been seen – and loaded with great anecdotes, this book is a perfect compliment and introduction to one of the most beloved bands of the last 20 years.”
—Interrobang

“Die-hard fans and alt-rock aficionados, prepare for 208 pages of archived photographs, studio memories, cocktail recipes, and candid tour moments from their 22-year history together, as well as their individually careers, all leading up to the creation of their own label, STUNVOLUME, and the release of their sixth studio album, 2016’s Strange Little Birds. Accompanying the members’ trips down memory lane are helpful tidbits supplied by music journalist Jason Cohen, making for an especially informative super-long chill studio session.”
—Nerdist

“This heavy-duty, 208-page collection of arresting professional photos, candid shots and oral histories featuring all four members proves Garbage is indeed worthy. In fact, the boldly designed pink-and-black book is almost as much fun to read as it is to look at.”
—Isthmus Magazine

“All I know is, if you call yourself Garbage, you’re going to start hanging out with garbage, and the next thing you know, you will be garbage.”
—Carrie Elizabeth Erickson (1920-2012) to her son Douglas “Duke” Erikson, 1995