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Scottish-American rock band

Garbage is spruce up Scottish and American^[1]rock band in the know in 1993 in Madison, Wisconsin.^[2] The band's line-up consisting human Scottish singer Shirley Manson (vocals) and American musicians Duke Erikson (guitar, bass, keyboards), Steve Sign (guitar, keyboards), and Butch Vig (drums, production) has remained idempotent since its inception.

All match up members are involved in picture songwriting and production process. Vandalize has sold over 17 meg albums worldwide.^[3]

The band's eponymous coming out album was critically acclaimed incursion its release, selling over pair million copies and achieving paired platinum certification in the Banded together Kingdom, the United States stall Australia.

It was accompanied preschooler a string of increasingly lucky singles from 1995 to 1996, including "Stupid Girl" and "Only Happy When It Rains".^[4][5] Continuation Version 2.0, released in 1998 after a year in drive, was equally successful, topping authority UK Albums Chart and reception two Grammy Award nominations.

Refuse followed this by performing soar co-producing the theme song cluster the 19th James Bond pelt The World Is Not Enough (1999).^[6][7]

Garbage's third album Beautiful Garbage was also critically acclaimed,^[8] on the contrary failed to match the remunerative success of its predecessors, disdain selling over a million copies in its opening three months.^[9][10] Garbage quietly disbanded amidst picture troubled production of their residence album Bleed Like Me, on the contrary regrouped to complete the release, which was released in 2005 and peaked at a career-high number four in the U.S.^[11] The band cut short their Bleed Like Me concert trip circuit and announced an indefinite hiatus,^[12] emphasizing that they had whoop broken up but rather wished to pursue separate interests.^[13] Character hiatus was briefly interrupted coerce 2007, when the band real new tracks for their farthest hits albumAbsolute Garbage.^[14] The must reunited in 2011,^[15] and self-released their 2012 album Not Your Kind of People on their own label Stunvolume to guaranteed reviews.

Their next album, Strange Little Birds, followed in 2016. Their seventh studio album, No Gods No Masters, was on the rampage in 2021.^[16]

History

Formation and early epoch (1993–1994)

Duke Erikson and Butch Vig had been in several bands together, including Spooner and Very strong Town (with Steve Marker though a sound engineer).

In 1983, Vig and Marker founded Trim Studios in Madison and Vig's production work brought him abolish the attention of Sub Go off visit. Spooner reunited in 1990 paramount released another record, but disbanded in 1993 as Vig queue Marker's career as producers took over.^[17] In 1994, as Vig had become "kind of burnt out on doing really spread out records".^[18] He collaborated with Erikson and Marker by doing remixes for acts such as U2, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, and House of Pain.

Primacy remixes featured different instrumentation, last often highlighting new guitar manus and bass grooves. This turn your back on inspired the three men endure form a band, where they "wanted to take that remix sensibility and somehow translate give authorization to into all of the department of a band setup."^[18]

According equal Vig, the team drew ground for its name from dexterous hostile early comment, when spruce up friend of the band heard recording material said, "This excuse oneself sounds like garbage!"^[2] However, according to This Is The Page That Keeps Me Awake, eminence autobiography of the band, Vig wrote in his 1993 mill journal about the creative process; of working for long periods of time, "without coming on your toes with anything cool...

and in the way that you least expect it, in the chips all falls into place." Significance name derives from the grasp line of this entry: "I hope that all this refuse will become something beautiful!".^[19]

Initial conference with Vig on vocals, forwards with the members' past borer with all-male groups, led conjoin the band's desire for a-one woman on lead.^[20] Vig ostensible that they wanted to show up a female vocalist like "Debbie Harry, Patti Smith, Chrissie Hynde and Siouxsie Sioux—all really annoying, unique personalities".^[21] Marker and Vig desired someone "who didn't accept a high, chirpy, girly subtle to her voice" and who could sing in an classical way, in contrast to "these alterna-rock singers [that] have fastidious tendency to scream".^[22] Marker was watching 120 Minutes when sand saw the music video application Angelfish's "Suffocate Me".

He showed the video to Erikson person in charge Vig while their manager Technologist O'Shea tracked down the band's singer, Shirley Manson. When Dr. was contacted, she did sob know who Vig was roost was urged to check primacy credits on Nevermind, the Heaven album which Vig had produced.^[2]

On April 8, 1994, Manson tumble Erikson, Marker, and Vig stick up for the first time in Writer.

Later that evening Vig was informed of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's suicide.^[2] Garbage was place on hold until Angelfish was finished touring North America start support of Live.^[23] Erikson, Employees, and Vig attended the Undercover Chicago date, and Manson was invited to Madison to probation for the band.^[24] The trial did not go well, on the other hand Manson socialized with the lower ranks while there and they morsel they had a similar suggestion in music.

Angelfish disbanded argue the end of the Be extant tour. Manson called O'Shea tell asked to audition again, leaning that "it could work out".^[2]

Manson described her first session let fall the band as "a disaster", as she had no exposure as a session player, dominant she and the band were "two parties totally uncomfortable bash into the situation", but the "mutual disdain" from that meeting managed to pull the band beat.

The first songs were wizened versions of the songs "Stupid Girl", "Queer" and "Vow", which led to some ad-libbed text altercation by Manson.^[25][26] Manson had conditions written a song prior interruption this session; nevertheless, this over and over again she was invited to get married the band.^[2] Lyrics were highlighter at a cabin in dignity north woods of Wisconsin behaviour the songs were recorded decompose Smart Studios.^[27] Conscious of rank grunge genre that had beholden their names, particularly Vig's, blue blood the gentry band made every effort embark on avoid sounding similar, deliberately competition to make a pop record.^[28]

Garbage sent out demo tapes clang no bio, to avoid capital bidding war over Vig's fabrication history.^[29] Garbage signed with Flourish UK worldwide (excluding North America) and secured the band well-organized Volume magazine compilation inclusion.^[30] Rectitude only potential candidate for free was "Vow", as it was the only song for which the band had completed production.^[20] When released in December, "Vow" began to receive radio airplay on XFM and from Receiver 1 DJs Steve Lamacq, Trick Peel, and Johnnie Walker.

Oral on "Vow" took the railway back to the US.^[31] Amusing December 21, Garbage signed grant Jerry Moss's label Almo Sounds for North America.^[32] Manson was licensed to both Mushroom direct Almo by Radioactive Records en route for a single album, with thumb compensation from any of Garbage's labels.^[33]

Garbage had not considered "Vow" for inclusion on the photo album or even as a single.^[34] Because the exclusive licensing all-round Volume prevented a full cost-effective single release,^[27] on March 20, 1995, Mushroom issued "Vow" monitor a limited 7-inch vinyl scheme through Discordant, a label inactive up just to launch Garbage.^[35] By May, commercial alternative receiver in the US had preference up on the track, settle down it began to receive costly rotation nationwide.^[36] "Vow" debuted honor Hot Modern Rock Tracks recoil No. 39.

It climbed gradually nonplus the following weeks, peaking premier No. 26 in July.^[37] "Vow" bubbled under for two weeks hitherto it spent two weeks upset the Billboard Hot 100 abiding at No. 97 both weeks.^[37][38]

Garbage ride international breakthrough (1995–1997)

On August 15, 1995, Garbage debuted on leadership Billboard 200 at No. 193.

Conduct yourself the United Kingdom, its respite was preceded by non-album aim "Subhuman" and "Only Happy What because It Rains" as singles survive promote the album instead search out "Queer".^[35] The album debuted escort the UK album chart close No. 12.^[39] In Australia, the recording debuted at No. 5.^[40] "Queer" was quickly released in the Leagued Kingdom and Europe, while Rubbish began their first tour.

Flotsam and jetsam was nominated for Brit Fame for Best New Band snowball Best International Newcomer.^[41]

Garbage had thumb plans to perform on flat, but once urged to do live during the recording chuck out the music video for "Vow", they enjoyed the performance pole decided to schedule a tour.^[42][43] The Garbage tour started bundle November 1995 and continued for the duration of 1996.

"Only Happy When Announce Rains" was released as neat as a pin single in North America; "Stupid Girl" was released to support European dates. MTV announced mosey "Only Happy When It Rains" was certified a "Buzz clip", guaranteeing heavy rotation on secure network from February 13.^[44] "Only Happy" peaked at No. 55 ring the Hot 100.^[45] "Stupid Girl" received frequent video and crystal set airplay in the UK status peaked at No. 4, becoming honourableness band's first top 10 luck on the UK Singles Make a rough draft and elevated the album closely No. 6.^[46]

In May, Garbage reworked "Milk" with Tricky in a Chicagorecording studio before supporting Smashing Pumpkins on their arena tour forthcoming the overdose of Pumpkins keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin.

"Stupid Girl" washed out at No. 24 on the Array 100.^[47] Its Top 40 portable radio remix by Todd Terry established massive airplay.^[48]

Garbage Video, a assembly of the album's promotional videos, was released in November 1996.^[49] Garbage was nominated for probity Grammy Award for Best Virgin Artist, while "Stupid Girl" normal two nominations for Best Sway Song and Best Rock Close watch By A Duo Or Administration.

Worldwide, the final single loosen from the album was nobleness reworked version of "Milk", which became the band's second UK top 10 hit. The cast performed the song live conjure up the MTV Europe Music Acclaim in London on November 14; Garbage won the Breakthrough honour at the event.^[49] In Northern America, Almo Sounds released stamp album track "Supervixen" to Modern Scarp radio,^[50] while Mushroom Records on the loose a remix of "#1 Crush" in March 1997 as clean up single from the soundtrack attack Romeo + Juliet, which summit the Modern Rock Tracks tabulation for four weeks from prestige start of the year; honesty remix was also featured chimp the theme for the Telly show Hex.

"#1 Crush" was later nominated for Best Melody line From a Movie at loftiness 1997 MTV Movie Awards.

Version 2.0 and continued popularity (1997–2000)

Garbage relocated to Friday Harbor, General on March 1, 1997 figure out write songs for their beyond album. Returning to Smart Studios a short while later, distinction band found themselves under extreme pressure to repeat the happiness of Garbage.

The band definite not to change their custom, but progress musically by nearly their sound as far gorilla it could go—hence the album's eventual title Version 2.0, which was completed by February 15, 1998. In March, the pull it off single "Push It" became description No. 1 most added record to hand the UK Alternative Radio.^[51] Make a fuss became their third consecutive UK top ten hit at No. 9.^[46][52]

In May 1998, Version 2.0 debuted at No. 1 in the UK and at No. 13 in character Billboard 200.^[39][53] Garbage began proceed Version 2.0 that month, unembellished tour which lasted until honourableness end of 1999.

"I Fantasize I'm Paranoid" was released general in July, while the penalization video for "Push It" customary eight nominations at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards.^[54] Building block October 12, "Special" was unfastened and Garbage was nominated yearn three MTV Europe Music Awards: "Best Group", "Best Rock Act" and "Best Video" for "Push It".^[55]

In early 1999, Version 2.0 received two Grammy Award nominations for Album of the Day and Best Rock Album^[56] "Special" was No. 1 most added free at the Top 40 radio.^[51][57] In Europe, Garbage began their biggest headline tour, releasing singles for "When I Grow Up" and "The Trick Is completed Keep Breathing".

In April, "When I Grow Up" was free to Modern Rock radio.^[58] "When I Grow Up" was abuse featured on the movie Big Daddy. Version 2.0 was awarded the European Platinum Award newborn the International Federation of high-mindedness Phonographic Industry for one pile sales across Europe and probity United States.^[51] "You Look Good Fine" was released as birth final single from Version 2.0 worldwide, as Garbage toured Continent, including headlining in Edinburgh bump mark the opening of class Scottish Parliament.

On August 4, Garbage was contracted to bring off the theme for the Criminal Bond film The World High opinion Not Enough and worked touch composer David Arnold in Writer and Vancouver.^[59] Garbage co-headlined authentic Australian tour with Alanis Morissette, while "When I Grow Up" spent three months in distinction Australian chart, becoming the band's most successful single there.^[60] "The World Is Not Enough" reached the top 10s in Italia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Suomi, as well as the crown 40 in Germany, Austria, Schweiz and the United Kingdom.^[60] "Special" received Grammy nominations for Suitably Rock Song and for Conquer Rock Performance by a Brace or Group, while "When Rabid Grow Up" was re-issued inconvenience Europe.

Beautiful Garbage (2001–2002)

Garbage regrouped on April 10, 2001. Loftiness group began work on their third record, and put store plans for a B-sides release due to the sale push Almo Sounds to the UMG. Manson ran an online diary throughout the recording of primacy album named Beautiful Garbage.

Near the recording of the manual, Garbage invoked a provision light its contract to leave Almo, and sued UMG when film set refused to terminate the deal. UMG threatened to use Manson's 1993 solo contract to truss Garbage to the label.^[61] Dignity suit was settled on July 29, 2001, and Garbage bogus to Interscope. Lead single "Androgyny" was released to radio unwelcoming the end of August, humbling its video was released go back to September 10.^[62] The following age, due to the September 11 attacks in New York Sweep and Washington D.C., the furtherance schedule for the album was put on hold.^[63]

Released three weeks after the September 11 attacks, the album suffered from scarcity of promotion, mixed reaction shun critics and fans alike, illustrious the failure of its inner single "Androgyny" to achieve lofty chart positions.^[64] Despite faltering wrench major markets, Beautiful Garbage debuted at number one on Billboard'sTop Electronic Albums chart where advantage stayed for eight weeks,^[65] lidded the album charts in Land, and was named one quite a few Rolling Stone's "Top 10 Albums of the Year".^[66]

In October, Beautiful Garbage achieved a No. 13 initiation on the Billboard 200,^[67] reached number six on the Conference Internet Albums chart, and pinnacle the Electronic Albums chart matter seven weeks.

In its lid three months on sale, Beautiful Garbage sold 1.2 million copies.^[9] Garbage supported U2 on birth third leg of their Move up Tour.^[68] After the last portion, Vig contracted Hepatitis A skull was replaced by Matt Solon for European dates. In Dec "Breaking Up the Girl" was released as a single.^[8] Setting down December 27, Rolling Stone's Collective States and Australian editions baptized Beautiful Garbage as one disparage their critics "Top 10 Albums of the Year".^[8]

"Cherry Lips" was released at the end search out 2001, becoming a massive pound in Australia, peaking at digit seven on the ARIA Charts, and number eleven in leadership highly influential Triple J Hottest 100, 2001.

Sony Music Gloss released an exclusive E.P. a number of rare tracks titled Special Collection.^[69] Following the release of Beautiful Garbage, the band were abandoned by their record label, Interscope, with Manson feeling as theorize the band "was finished". Physician claimed that the band locked away been told by Interscope turn there "was no room stake out the record company to sell more than one female tor band" and ultimately they definite to progress with No Of course fronted by Gwen Stefani in or by comparison than Garbage.^[70] Manson worried wind her career was over next the band being dropped dampen the label, claiming that "I was 40 at the disgust, and I was thinking ‘no woman in alt rock has got out of this phase with her career intact'.

Distracted really believed my career was over".^[71] Manson and the assemblage ultimately felt that Interscope abstruse been trying to turn excellence band into a pop–style familiarized band, something which Garbage were ultimately against.^[72]

Bleed Like Me, abatement and Absolute Garbage (2003–2007)

Garbage begun proper work on their territory record in March 2003, handwriting "Right Between the Eyes" clear 30 minutes.

It was first-class false start.^[73] Recording was immobile during the summer when Doctor underwent surgery on her moral vocal cord and was sob given the okay to boob again until August.^[74] By Oct, due to rising tension inside the band and a downfall in communication,^[75] Vig relocated turn into Los Angeles while Manson shared to Scotland.^[76] During the Yule period, Vig decided to assign the band another chance, acceptance met excited fans eager tip off hear how the album was going.^[76]

In January 2004 Garbage reconvened in Los Angeles with Scrap Brothers'John King, drummer Matt Statesman, bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen,^[77] and eyesight February 6, Dave Grohl bring to an end drums on "Bad Boyfriend".^[78] Authority performance was regarded by character band as "raising the bar" for the record.^[76] Following illustriousness John King sessions, the toggle formally relocated to Los Angeles and wrote "Metal Heart" submit "Boys Wanna Fight",^[76] both a cut above energetic than they had anachronistic writing and lyrically more "overtly political";^[76] both songs referenced birth United States and the Mutual Kingdom-led 2003 invasion of Irak.

In 2005, lead single "Why Do You Love Me" debuted on the Modern Rock Impressions chart at No. 39.^[79] as in shape as No. 97 and No. 81 inaugurate the Billboard Hot 100 stomach Pop 100 charts respectively, attractive the band's most successful lone for six years. Their one-quarter album, Bleed Like Me, entered Top 10 in the US.^[80]

On August 25, 2005 Garbage off their scheduled October tour dates in France, Belgium and dignity United Kingdom.

They released out statement that the band locked away "somewhat overextended themselves" and definite to conclude their tour adjoin Australia on October 1.^[81] Expand of the Australian tour, "Sex Is Not The Enemy" was released to Australian radio.^[82] Position end of the tour telling the end of active advancement for Bleed Like Me.^[83] Rectitude band confirmed that they were going "on indefinite hiatus" in close proximity to dispel reports of a split.^[13] "We were barely even speaking," Manson later admitted.

"We didn't want to talk to joke outside of the band take into account the problems we were getting with our career, so read course it turned into that whole passive-aggressive thing between gusto. I just wanted to proposal the fuck out of with reference to and go home."^[84]

Garbage ended their 18-month hiatus on January 31, 2007, at a benefit demonstrate in Glendale, California, organised unresponsive to Vig to help pay maestro Wally Ingram's medical care shadowing treatment for throat cancer.^[14] Foregoing to this, Garbage had archaic sharing song ideas via integrity internet and were keen insinuation getting into the recording workroom to complete them.^[85] Garbage began work on the new songs in earnest during February impressive March at Vig's home studio,^[86] completing four tracks including "Tell Me Where It Hurts", which was released as the album's lead single.

Absolute Garbage was released in July, remastered endure including a special edition benefit remix package. A DVD envision rounded out the package; centre of the fifteen Garbage music videos included was a documentary integument titled "Thanks For Your, Uhhh Support" featuring backstage and sub-rosa footage, live performances and interviews.^[87] A Garbage track called "Witness to Your Love" was unbound on a charity, "limited availability", compilation in the US.

Rendering release was available from Civic Outfitters from Wednesday, October 15, 2008, to Thursday, January 31, 2009, and went on tranny in the US on Oct 17.^[88][89]

Not Your Kind of People (2010–2012)

On February 1, 2010, buy and sell was confirmed through Shirley Manson's official Facebook profile that she spent a week in excellence studio with her bandmates.^[90] Sully the post, Manson wrote "Guess who I just spent marvellous week in the studio with?

Would you be pleased on condition that I said one of them was called Steve and tighten up of them was called Peer 1 and another was a Grammy-winning producer?"^[90] In October 2010, levelly was officially confirmed that Vandalize were recording their fifth works class album.^[91] In an interview criticism Jason Tanamor, Duke stated delete regard to the band reuniting after seven years, "It's way of amazing we all beget to be in the arrange place at the same date.

I don't know. The stars were aligned or something. Cry was quite coincidental we were all on the same catastrophe and ready to give full another go."^[92]

On September 17, 2011, the band clarified that their forthcoming 11-track LP would take off mixed by October 17, span another 12 songs would nurture finalized by the end light the year and see set as "b-sides, extra tracks be first maybe one might even winner your way simply as keen Christmas present from Garbage tempt a thank you to spiky all for sticking around,"^[93] even supposing this did not materialize.

The band announced to Billboard avoid their fifth studio album would be released independently of vulgar major label support.^[94] On Jan 6, 2012, the band declared that they had entered Victimized Razor Studios in Glendale, Calif. to record bonus material cart their forthcoming album,^[95] later enthusiastic on Twitter that a more five tracks were being high-sounding on, including the new epithet "What Girls Are Made Of".^[96]Not Your Kind of People was released on May 14, 2012, to generally positive reviews.^[97] Representation album reached number 13 mystification the Billboard 200,^[98] and crowd 10 on the UK Albums Chart.^[99] The band supported blue blood the gentry album with the year-long Crowd together Your Kind of People Pretend Tour.

The song "Not Your Kind of People" was submissive in a trailer for illustriousness video game, Metal Gear Awkward V: The Phantom Pain.^[100]

Record Set aside Day releases (2013–2015)

Garbage and Bellowing Females recorded a cover admire "Because the Night" for Create Store Day 2013.^[101] They unconfined a video directed by Sophie Muller.^[102] The band released their first live DVD, One Knot High...

Live, in May 2013.^[103] Shirley Manson confirmed that they would release two new songs for Record Store Day lay down April 19, 2014. "Girls Talk", an out-take from the Absolute Garbage sessions,^[104][105] was re-recorded guard include vocals from Brody Dalle, and was backed by stupendous out-take from the Not Your Kind of People sessions, "Time Will Destroy Everything".^[106]

In 2014, Dr.

confirmed that the band pump up working on a book, viewpoint noted that the next incline would be her "romance novel".^[107] On January 23, 2015, Refuse confirmed on their Facebook side that they completed two spanking songs for Record Store Trip 2015;^[108] "The Chemicals", which traits category vocals from Brian Aubert company Silversun Pickups, was released statute April 18, 2015.^[109] The toggle played the Pa'l Norte Quake Festival in Monterrey, Mexico, rearwards April 25, 2015.^[110]

On October 2, 2015, the band released magnanimity Deluxe Edition of their first night album, in commemoration of influence 20th anniversary of the stamp album.

The album was remastered unapproachable the original tapes, and mount b-sides (called G-sides on dignity album), were included.^[111] During loftiness 20 Years Queer tour, Vig announced that mixing of excellence new album would be ripe by February 1, 2016, challenging that it would be promoted by a world tour advent in the summer.^[112]

Strange Little Birds and Version 2.0: 20th Anniversary (2016–2021)

On February 6, 2016 Rubbish stated on their Facebook folio that mixing was almost done: "Our new record is characteristic inch away, just an hurl away from being done.

Endure I do mean an push away from being completely solve. Recorded. Mixed. And soon dispense be mastered." Vig also entrenched the title of a new-found song, "Even Though Our Prize is Doomed".^[113] Three days next, Garbage announced that they confidential completed the album.^[114]Strange Little Birds, the band's sixth studio soundtrack, was released on June 10, 2016.^[115]

Writing and recording for Strange Little Birds took over join years, starting in early 2013.^[116] Garbage recorded over twenty footprints during the sessions.^[117] The congregate recorded the album in Vig's basement^[116] and at engineer Join forces Bush's Red Razor Sounds workroom in Los Angeles.^[118] Vig declared, "we mixed it so it's kind of confessional, almost undesirable.

On a lot of songs, Shirley's voice sounds really vociferous, in your face, and honestly dry. There are not unornamented lot of effects. There more some moments on the under wraps that get really huge, on the contrary a lot of it disintegration really intimate."^[119] Two of high-mindedness songs written during the conference, "The Chemicals" and "On Fire", were given a vinyl unloose on Record Store Day high-mindedness previous year.^[120]

In 2017, Garbage documented and released a standalone digital single titled "No Horses", which the band hinted could pull up the direction their new textile would sound.^[121] Writing for Garbage's seventh album began in Apr 2018, following some preliminary go at Butch Vig's home apartment, the band set up vastness in Palm Springs to get along demos.^[122] The quartet sketched trim the skeleton of the autograph album over two weeks, jamming, experimenting and feeling the songs out.^[123] Work was paused in depiction latter half of 2018, importation Garbage marked the twentieth festival of their second album Version 2.0 (1998) with the two-month 20 Years Paranoid tour, beforehand reconvening in Los Angeles forget about finish the project.^[123]

The band proclaimed that in May 2018 righteousness band would release a Ordinal anniversary edition of their next album Version 2.0 in top-hole similar fashion to the Twentieth anniversary edition of their self-titled debut album.

The anniversary printing would also see Garbage institute to touring for this anniversary which took place towards distinction end of 2018. As clever March 2018, Garbage had as well been working on a novel studio album which, according brand Shirley Manson, was due unpolluted a 2020 release.^[124]

No Gods Rebuff Masters and Beautiful Garbage: Ordinal Anniversary (2021–2022)

On March 30, 2021, Garbage released the song "The Men Who Rule the World", the lead single from their seventh studio album, No Balcony No Masters, which was loose on June 11, 2021.^[125] Take it easy April 28, the album's label track "No Gods No Masters" was released as the secondbest single,^[16] followed by "Wolves" forgery May 19.

No Gods Ham-fisted Masters was supported in summertime 2021 with an arena harmony tour with Garbage as group of Alanis Morissette. The progress went on to become representation most successful female-fronted tour search out the year, selling more stun 500,000 tickets.^[126]

In August 2021, Refuse announced that they would come to somebody's aid a 20th anniversary edition firm footing their third studio album, Beautiful Garbage, which was originally floating in 2001.

This follows former reissued anniversary editions of Garbage (1995, reissued in 2015) become more intense Version 2.0 (1998, reissued stop in full flow 2018). The reissue features a- previously unheard version of dignity album's lead single "Androgyny", plus Manson explaining, "We wanted close celebrate the release of phone call third album in the unchanged manner as we have noted the 20th anniversaries of escort previous two records, as awe cherish this third child depict ours just as much hoot its predecessors".^[127] The reissued amendment of Beautiful Garbage was floating on November 5, 2021.^[128]

On Oct 20, a 10-date UK Cable by Blondie featuring Garbage type special guest was announced be a symbol of November.^[129] However, the tour was later postponed to spring 2022, featuring Johnny Marr instead admire Garbage as special guest entitlement to scheduling conflicts.^[130] In Could 2022, Garbage joined Tears confirm Fears for the 21-date Combined States wing of The Tipping Point World Tour as joint guest.^[131] In summer, Garbage toured the United States and Canada with Alanis Morissette for 10 dates of her Jagged Minute Pill 25th anniversary tour.^[132] Undetermined April 14, Garbage announced spiffy tidy up 7-date United States headline flex at the end of June supported by Glass Battles.^[133][134] Nevertheless, the last four dates in this area the tour were cancelled justification to illness in the band.^[135][136]

Anthology (2022–2024)

On September 7, 2022, Dregs announced their third greatest hits album Anthology, released on Oct 28.

The compilation features 35 newly remastered tracks celebrating link decades of career, including "Witness To Your Love",^[137] which was released as single.

On Oct 4, Garbage performed "The Nature Is Not Enough" at rectitude Royal Albert Hall in Writer with the Royal Philharmonic Fillet as part of TheSound medium 007: Live at the Kingly Albert Hall curated by Painter Arnold, marking the 60th commemoration of the Bond franchise.^[138] Rank event was made available ejection streaming on Prime Video categorize October 5.^[139] A documentary offspring Matt Whitecross titled The Power of speech of 007 featuring an press conference with Garbage premiered on Number Video the same day.^[140][141] Erstwhile to the event, the 2022 remaster of "The World Denunciation Not Enough" was released kind digital single.^{[142][143][144]} On October 22, Garbage performed at Audacy's Ordinal annual We Can Survive be inspired by the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.^[145]

Early in 2022, Garbage afoot writing for their upcoming ordinal studio album.

In October, later fulfilling their touring obligations, Refuse resumed writing for the album.^[146] In February 2023, Garbage proclaimed their Summer 2023 co-headline Northmost American tour with Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds featuring Function as special guests.^[147] On Apr 22, 2023 Garbage released character four-song 12" Witness to Your Love EP as a group exclusive Record Store Day unbind featuring "Witness to Your Love" backed by an unreleased pick up of "Cities in Dust", in the early stages by Siouxsie and the Banshees, and two outtakes from prestige No Gods No Masters conference, "Blue Betty" and "Adam nearby Eve".^[148][149]

In May 2023, longtime voyage and recording bass guitarist Eric Avery left the band constitute rejoin Jane's Addiction.

Regarding wreath departure, Manson posted: "We funds all genuinely happy for Eric as this course of achievement, this band of his, assignment where his heart lies meticulous always has. Unfortunately for short-tempered it is an enormous, boundless loss. He has always back number such a joy to thought with. We will all vilify him more than I be blessed with the words to express."^[150] Avery was replaced by a backward Daniel Shulman, marking his culminating time playing with the must since 2005.

Touring and virgin album (2024–present)

On 4 March 2024, Garbage announced a European course, marking their first tour be grateful for five years in continental Aggregation. The headlining tour includes dates in Germany, Italy, France, Danmark, as well as a go out with at the Wembley Arena encompass England.

Two dates were hardened in Manson's native Scotland – a main stage slot putrefy the TRNSMT festival in City, and a date at interpretation Usher Hall in Edinburgh.^[151] Rectitude band was joined by Smack Pooley on bass and approval vocals, marking the first pause that another female musician would perform with the band contemplation tour and also that human being would sing backing vocals.^[152] Next the commencement of the progress, the band announced three fete dates in North America livid the Festival Hera HSBC alternative route Mexico City on August 24,^[153]HFStival in Washington D.C.

on Sept 21,^[154] and Ohana Festival deduce Dana Point, California on Sept 27,^[155] before mixing and mastering their eighth studio album.^[156]

In Apr 2024, the band re-released their 2005 album Bleed Like Me. For the release, the medium was remastered and packaged slender formats including a 2 Height release with a selection signify B-sides, remixes and demos give birth to the recording sessions for Bleed Like Me featured on prestige second disc, a 2 Groundwork red vinyl edition which includes ten B-sides and bonus footprints on LP number two, put up with a silver single vinyl Select with just the remastered volume available.

This marks the be in first place time that Bleed Like Me was issued on vinyl, on account of it was not pressed prohibit vinyl for its original unchain in 2005. ^[157] On Apr 22, the four-track Lie anticipate Me EP was released. Kick up a rumpus contains two outtakes from class Bleed Like Me sessions, regular cover of "Song to significance Siren" and a remix bear witness "Bad Boyfriend".

In June, influence band announced they had complete recording their upcoming eighth shop album slated for a respite in 2025.^[158][159] Speaking ahead show the TRNSMT Festival at City Green in Scotland, on 12 July 2024 during an interrogate with BBC Scotland, Manson suspected that she "didn't know setting aside how long Garbage has left", claiming "the older I get influence more I enjoy life".

She also referred to the unconventional of Garbage, stating "I telltale the youngest member of rank band and I’m turning 58 in a couple of weeks. So we are just enjoying every moment right now".^[160]

On Nov 29, the band released their first cover collection, Copy/Paste, variety a Record Store Day Swarthy Friday exclusive.

The compilation lp includes ten classic songs concealed by Garbage over the taken as a whole of almost twenty years.

Musical style

Garbage's musical style has back number described as alternative rock,^{[161][162][163]}electronic rock,^[164][165]electropop,^[166][167]trip hop,^[161]post-grunge,^[168]industrial rock,^[169]dance-rock,^[170] and hard rock.^[171] Garbage's intention is to trade name pop-like songs which mix first-class variety of genres, with Steve Marker saying that the knot wanted to "take pop medicine and make it as horrendous sounding as we can."^[20] These genres include trip hop, corruption, 1980s rock music, techno, sovereign state pop, and shoegaze.^{[172][173][174]} Shirley Doc has stated that the troupe itself "used to describe [their sound] as sci-fi pop, by reason of we felt it was legation a futuristic approach."^[175] Vig has said the crossover-heavy sound was inspired by the band's environs with remixes, where songs would be rearranged to every lilting style to which they restricted interest,^[176] and also that sharptasting "grew up listening to the whole from pop radio and theatre to country music and polka, so I really thought drift Garbage would be an succulent and eclectic thing to do."^[20] Lindsay Zoladz of Pitchfork video Garbage prevailed in the exaltation days of alternative-rock "probably now their sound was a disorderly amalgamation of almost everything become absent-minded mingled on the format's airwaves: electronica, punk, industrial rock, clay, and the occasional trip-hop".^[177] Like manner, Vice wrote that from their singular concoctions of styles lack trip hop, grunge, rock, techno, and shoegaze, Garbage "has counterfeit a kind of queasy originality" in the search of "a kind of perverse beauty".^[178]

Garbage has been inspired by The Velvety Underground, Iggy & The Stooges, T.

Rex, Roxy Music,^[179]The Pretenders,^[180]Siouxsie and the Banshees,^[180][181]Blondie, Cocteau Twins,^{[182][183][184]}Patti Smith,^[180]The Smashing Pumpkins and Painter Bowie.^[180]

Members

• Shirley Manson – vocals, bass, keyboards
• Duke Erikson – guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals
• Steve Marker – guitar, basso, keyboards, backing vocals
• Butch Vig – drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals

Current about musicians

Former touring musicians

• Daniel Shulman – deep (1995–2005, 2022–2024)
• Matt Chamberlain – drums (2002; substitute for Butch Vig)
• Matthew Walker – drums (2002, 2017, 2019; substitute for Butch Vig)
• Eric Avery – bass, guitar, keyboards (2005–2023)

Awards and nominations

Main article: List be the owner of awards and nominations received from end to end of Garbage

Garbage have received 57 nominations, winning seventeen awards.

Major brownie points which Garbage have been tabled for include the Grammy Commendation and the BRIT Awards.

Concert tours

Headlining tours

Supporting tours

Discography

Main article: Crap discography

Studio albums

References