Complex sentence: The songs on "Without You I'm Nothing" were written around the time "Placebo" came out in 1996 and are more personal than their first album and reflect on Molko's past.
Split into simpler sentences: The songs on "Without You I'm Nothing" were written around the time "Placebo" came out, in 1996. The album appears to be more personal than their debut and reflect on Molko's past.