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The upcoming eighth studio album by American rock band Garbage, Let All That We Imagine Be the Light, is set to be released on May 30, 2025, through BMG. It represents a shift compared to the band’s previous record, being less socio-political and more optimistic.
Over the 30 years since their inception in 1995, Garbage has sold over 20 million albums. Their unique sound, songwriting, and electric live performances have inspired worldwide adoration, chart success, and critical acclaim. They are considered one of the most influential bands of their generation. Garbage consists of all four original band members, Shirley Manson, Duke Erikson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig.
Garbage has powerful live shows that have captivated audiences and continue to inspire worldwide recognition. This year’s shows are the band’s first extensive headline tour dates in the U.S. in almost ten years. Garbage will embark on a 31-city tour across North America in 2025, and you can find tickets on sale as of April 4.
Lead singer Shirley Manson Talks About Their Single “There’s No Future In Optimism”
“I love the title. The band sent it to me and I was like, “This is great. I’m keeping that.” But the lyrics are an action against that title. Because if we allow our fatalism or our negativity to really take over, we will crumble. It’s about a city, in my case, Los Angeles, but it could be anywhere where bad stuff is happening. After the George Floyd murder, which is one of few things in my life that I wish I’d never seen: I was changed entirely by seeing the footage of that cop kneeling on George Floyd’s neck. In Los Angeles there were huge protests and a lot of upheaval after that. Above our house in Hollywood, there were helicopters all day long, for days on end. It was precarious, chaotic and terrifying.”
Garbage’s new album Let All That We Imagine Be The Light was recorded at Red Razor Sounds in Los Angeles, Butch Vig’s studio, Grunge Is Dead, and Shirley Manson’s bedroom. The record was produced by the band and longtime engineer Billy Bush. The album is unmistakably Garbage and all the hallmarks and signatures for which they are known are present. Big guitars, precise, propulsive beats and cinematic soundscapes all lurk beneath Shirley Manson’s unmistakable voice, her lyrics bristling with attitude, as always, with moods that create an album that thrums equally with both light and shade.
Speaking about the album, Manson adds:
“This record is about what it means to be alive, and about what it means to face your imminent destruction. It’s hopeful. It’s very tender towards what it means to be a human being. Our flaws and our failures are still beautiful, even though we’re taught that they’re not. This is a tender, thrilling record about the fragility of life.”
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