Garbage Announce New Album ‘Let All That We Imagine Be The Light’
Garbage have announced their eighth album, Let All That We Imagine Be the Light, out on May 30th.
The album was recorded across three different locations: Red Razor Sounds in Los Angeles, drummer Butch Vig’s studio Grunge Is Dead, and singer Shirley Manson’s bedroom. The band co-produced the record alongside longtime engineer Billy Bush.
“Going into making this record, I was determined to find a more hopeful, uplifting world to immerse myself in.,” says Manson. “The title of the album, Let All That We Imagine Be The Light is the perfect descriptor for this new record as a whole. When things feel dark it feels imperative to seek out forces that are light, positive and beautiful in the world. It almost feels like a matter of life and death. A strategy for survival”.
Vig adds, “We used a lot of analogue synths and sound design on the album, as they seemed to fit the dystopian vibes we were all experiencing. We started recording the album with a clean slate, although given what’s happening in the US and the rest of the world, it’s inevitable that the madness starts to infiltrate the songs. But we definitely wanted the record to have some hope, some light to convey the feeling that people have the power.”
New music from the record is expected “in the coming weeks.”
Pre-order the album here. See the tracklisting and artwork below.
Next month, Garbage will play a run of international shows, along with some US shows, including an appearance at Cruel World 2025. See all their dates here.
(Photo by Joseph Cultice)
Artwork:
Tracklist:
01. There’s No Future in Optimism
02. Chinese Fire Horse
03. Hold
04. Have We Met (The Void)
05. Sisyphus
06. Radical
07. Love to Give
08. Get Out My Face AKA Bad Kitty
09. R U Happy Now
10. The Day That I Met God
