Garbage

Blending alternative rock, grunge, electro rock, pop, trip-hop and industrial rock, Garbage was formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1993, around Scottish singer Shirley Manson, backed by American musicians and producers Butch Vig, Duke Erikson and Steve Marker. Their 1995 debut album of the same name (No. 20 in the U.S., No. 6 in the U.K.) opened the doors to success, thanks in particular to the tracks "Queer" (No. 13 in the U.K.), "Stupid Girl" (No. 4) and "Only Happy When It Rains" (No. 29). Version 2.0, released in 1998, was their first (and only) No. 1, featuring the singles "Push It" and "I Think I'm Paranoid", both No. 9 in the UK. Garbage went on to contribute to the soundtrack of the James Bond film series with "The World Is Not Enough " in 1999. Subsequent albums did not repeat the same commercial success. From Beautiful Garbage in 2002 to Strange Little Birds in 2016, few hit singles are to be noted, with the possible exception of "Why Do You Love Me" (#7) and "Sex Is Not the Enemy " (#24) on Bleed Like Me in 2005, or "Tell Me Where It Hurts" (#50) on Absolute Garbage in 2007. Its successor, No Gods No Masters, was released in 2021. It is supported by the single "The Men Who Rule the World". Reissues of Beautiful Garbage and Bleed Like Me, tours and a new Anthology compilation follow, before a gradual return to the studio to record the Witness to Your Love (2023) and Lie to Me (2024) EPs. The following year saw the release of the single "There's No Future in Optimism", the first single from the eighth album Let All That We Imagine Be the Light.

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