Garbage is an American
rock
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* Rock music, a genre of popular music
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band formed in 1993 in
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the county seat of Dane County and the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census the population was 269,840, making it the second-largest city in Wisconsin by population, after Milwaukee, and the 80th-lar ...
.
The band's lineup—consisting of Scottish singer
Shirley Manson (vocals) and American musicians
Duke Erikson
Douglas Elwin "Duke" Erikson (born January 15, 1951) is an American musician, songwriter, screenwriter, film producer and record producer, best known as a co-founder and guitarist of the alternative rock band Garbage. Garbage has sold more than 17 ...
(guitar, bass, keyboards),
Steve Marker (guitar, keyboards), and
Butch Vig
Bryan David "Butch" Vig (born August 2, 1955) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the drummer and co-producer of the alternative rock band Garbage and the producer of the diamond-selling Nirvana album ''Neve ...
(drums, production)—has remained unchanged since its inception. All four members are involved in the songwriting and production process. Garbage has sold over 17 million albums worldwide.
The band's
eponymous debut album was critically acclaimed upon its release, selling over four million copies and achieving
double platinum
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certification in the United Kingdom, United States and in Australia. It was accompanied by a string of increasingly successful
singles
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from 1995 to 1996, including "
Stupid Girl" and "
Only Happy When It Rains
"Only Happy When It Rains" is an alternative rock song written and produced by American alternative rock band Garbage for their self-titled debut studio album (1995). It was recorded at the band's own studio, Smart Studios, in Madison, Wisco ...
".
Follow-up ''
Version 2.0'', released in 1998 after a year in production, was equally successful, topping the
UK Albums Chart
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and receiving two
Grammy Award
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nominations. Garbage followed this by performing and co-producing
the theme song to the nineteenth
James Bond
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film ''
The World Is Not Enough
''The World Is Not Enough'' is a 1999 spy film, the nineteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It was directed by Michael Apted, from an ...
'' (1999).
Garbage's third album ''
Beautiful Garbage
''Beautiful Garbage'' (stylized as ''beautifulgarbage'') is the third studio album by American rock band Garbage. It was released on October 1, 2001, on Mushroom Records worldwide, with the North American release on Interscope Records the follow ...
'' was also critically acclaimed,
but failed to match the commercial success of its predecessors.
Garbage quietly disbanded amidst the troubled production of their fourth album ''
Bleed Like Me'', but regrouped to complete the album, which was released in 2005 and peaked at a career-high number four in the U.S.
The band cut short their ''Bleed Like Me'' concert tour and announced an indefinite hiatus, emphasizing that they had not broken up but rather wished to pursue separate interests.
The hiatus was briefly interrupted in 2007, when the band recorded new tracks for their
greatest hits album
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''
Absolute Garbage''.
The band reunited in 2011,
and self-released their 2012 album ''
Not Your Kind of People
''Not Your Kind of People'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Garbage. It was released on May 11, 2012, through the band's own record label, Stunvolume. The album marks the return of the band after a seven-year hiatus that started ...
'' on their own label Stunvolume to positive reviews. Their next album, ''
Strange Little Birds'', followed in 2016. Their seventh studio album, ''
No Gods No Masters'', was released in 2021.
History
Formation and early years (1993–1994)
Duke Erikson and
Butch Vig
Bryan David "Butch" Vig (born August 2, 1955) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the drummer and co-producer of the alternative rock band Garbage and the producer of the diamond-selling Nirvana album ''Neve ...
had been in several bands, including
Spooner and
Fire Town
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(with Steve Marker as a
sound engineer
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). In 1983, Vig and Marker founded
Smart Studios
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in Madison and Vig's production work brought him to the attention of
Sub Pop. Spooner reunited in 1990 and released another record, but disbanded in 1993 as Vig and Marker's career as producers gained strength.
["Welcome to Spooner Town", by Andy Davis, '']Record Collector
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'', issue No. 209, January 1997 In 1994, as Vig become "kind of burned out on doing really long records," he got together with Erikson and Marker, and they started doing remixes for acts such as
U2,
Depeche Mode,
Nine Inch Nails, and
House of Pain
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. The remixes featured different instrumentation, and often highlighting new guitar hooks and bass grooves. This experience inspired the three men to form a band, where they "wanted to take that remix sensibility and somehow translate it into all of the possibilities of a band setup."
According to Vig, the team drew inspiration for its name from a hostile early comment, when a friend of the band heard recording material, probably for "
Vow
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A vow is used as a promise, a promise solemn rather than casual.
Marriage vows
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" and groaned, "This shit sounds like garbage!"
However, according to ''This Is The Noise That Keeps Me Awake'', an autobiography of the band, Vig wrote in his 1993 studio journal about the creative process; of working for long periods of time, "without coming up with anything cool... and when you least expect it, it all falls into place." The name derives from the last line of this entry: "I hope that all this garbage will become something beautiful!".
Initial sessions with Vig on vocals, along with the members' past work with all-male groups, led to the band's desire for a woman on lead.
Vig declared that they wanted to find a female vocalist like "
Debbie Harry,
Patti Smith
Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946)
is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter and author who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album ''Horses''.
Called the "punk poet ...
,
Chrissie Hynde and
Siouxsie Sioux
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– all really strong, unique personalities". Marker and Vig desired someone "who didn't have a high, chirpy, girly quality to her voice" and who could sing in an understated way, in contrast to "these alterna-rock singers
hat
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have a tendency to
scream
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". Marker was watching ''
120 Minutes'' when he saw the music video for
Angelfish's "Suffocate Me". He showed the video to Erikson and Vig while their manager Shannon O'Shea tracked down the band's singer, Shirley Manson. When Manson was contacted, she did not know who Vig was and was urged to check the
credits on ''
Nevermind
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'', the
Nirvana
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album which Vig had produced.
On April 8, 1994, Manson met Erikson, Marker, and Vig for the first time in London. Later that evening Vig was informed of Nirvana frontman
Kurt Cobain's
suicide.
Garbage was put on hold until Angelfish was finished touring North America in support of
Live.
["''Thanks For Your, Uhh Support'', Absolute Garbage DVD. Retrieved 2008-02-24] Erikson, Marker, and Vig attended the
Metro Chicago
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date, and Manson was invited to Madison to audition for the band. The audition did not go well, but Manson socialized with the men while there and they found they had a similar taste in music. Angelfish disbanded at the end of the Live tour. Manson called O'Shea and asked to audition again, feeling that "it could work out".
Manson described her first session with the band as "a disaster", as she had no experience as a
session player
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, and she and the band were "two parties totally uncomfortable with the situation", but the "mutual disdain" from that meeting managed to pull the band together. The first songs were skeletal versions of the songs "
Stupid Girl", "
Queer" and "
Vow
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A vow is used as a promise, a promise solemn rather than casual.
Marriage vows
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", which led to some ad-libbed lyrics by Manson.
["''Making Music'' June 1, 1996 issue". Retrieved 2008-02-24] Manson had never written a song prior to this session; nevertheless, this time she was invited to join the band.
Lyrics were penned at a cabin in the north woods of Wisconsin while the songs were recorded at Smart Studios.
["'' Garbage'' ]press release
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, published by Mushroom Records, dated September 19, 1995. Retrieved 2008-02-24 Conscious of the grunge genre that had made their names, particularly Vig's, the band made every effort to avoid sounding similar, deliberately striving to make a
pop record.
Garbage sent out
demo tapes
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with no bio, to avoid a bidding war over Vig's production history.
["'']Record Collector
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'' No. 209". Retrieved 2008-02-24 Garbage signed with
Mushroom UK worldwide (excluding North America) and secured the band a ''
Volume
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'' magazine compilation inclusion. The only potential candidate for release was "Vow", as it was the only song for which the band had completed production.
When released in December, "Vow" began to receive
radio airplay
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on
XFM and from
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DJs
Steve Lamacq
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He attended The Ramsey Academ ...
,
John Peel, and
Johnnie Walker
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.
Word-of-mouth
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on "Vow" took the track back to the US. On December 21, Garbage signed to
Jerry Moss's label
Almo Sounds
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for North America.
[153 F.Supp.2d 462 RADIOACTIVE, J.V., Plaintiff, v. Shirley MANSON, Defendant. No. 01 Civ.1948 (SAS). . (July 29, 2001)] Manson was licensed to both Mushroom and Almo by Radioactive Records for a single album, with no compensation from any of Garbage's labels.
Garbage had not considered "Vow" for inclusion on the album or even as a single.
["''Musician'' issue 01/01/96" Retrieved - 2008-02-24] Because the exclusive licensing of ''Volume'' prevented a full commercial single release,
on March 20, 1995, Mushroom issued "Vow" in a limited
7-inch vinyl
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format through Discordant, a label set up just to launch Garbage.
[""]Only Happy When It Rains
"Only Happy When It Rains" is an alternative rock song written and produced by American alternative rock band Garbage for their self-titled debut studio album (1995). It was recorded at the band's own studio, Smart Studios, in Madison, Wisco ...
" sell-in sheet (issued September 1995)" Retrieved 2008-02-24 By May, commercial alternative radio in the US had picked up on the track, and it began to receive heavy rotation nationwide. "Vow" debuted on
Hot Modern Rock Tracks
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at No. 39. It climbed gradually over the following weeks, peaking at No. 26 in July.
"Vow"
bubbled under for two weeks before it spent two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 staying at No. 97 both weeks.
''Garbage'' (1995–1997)
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On August 15, 1995, ''
Garbage'' debuted on the
''Billboard'' 200 at No. 193. In the United Kingdom, its release was preceded by non-album track "
Subhuman
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" and "
Only Happy When It Rains
"Only Happy When It Rains" is an alternative rock song written and produced by American alternative rock band Garbage for their self-titled debut studio album (1995). It was recorded at the band's own studio, Smart Studios, in Madison, Wisco ...
" as singles to promote the album instead of "Queer".
The album debuted on the UK album chart at No. 12.
["'']Music Week
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'' issue 25/04/05" (Retrieved - 2008-02-24) In Australia, the album debuted at No. 5.
["''Version 2.0'' Repackage'' Mushroom Records Point-of-Sale brochure" (Retrieved - 2008-02-24)] "Queer" was quickly released in the United Kingdom and Europe, while Garbage began their first tour. Garbage was nominated for
Brit Awards
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for Best New Band and Best International Newcomer.
Garbage toured for the self-titled ''Garbage'' throughout 1996. "Only Happy When It Rains" was released as a single in North America; "Stupid Girl" was released to promote European dates.
MTV announced that "Only Happy When It Rains" was certified a "
Buzz clip", guaranteeing heavy rotation on its network from February 13.
"Only Happy" peaked at No. 55 on the Hot 100. "Stupid Girl" received frequent video and radio
airplay
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in the UK and peaked at No. 4, becoming the band's first top 10 hit on the
UK Singles Chart
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and elevated the album to No. 6.
["'' beautifulgarbage'' promotional history press release" (Retrieved - 2008-02-24)]
In May, Garbage reworked "
Milk
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" with
Tricky in a
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recording studio before supporting
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on their arena tour until the
overdose
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Jonathan Melvoin
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. "Stupid Girl" peaked at No. 24 on the Hot 100. Its
Top 40 radio
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remix by
Todd Terry
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received massive airplay.
[""''Hits'' (Stupid Girl trade ad)"" , (Retrieved - 2008-02-24)]
''
Garbage Video'', a compilation of the album's
promotional videos, was released in November 1996.
Garbage was nominated for the
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
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, while "Stupid Girl" received two nominations for
Best Rock Song
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and
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group.
Worldwide, the final single release from the album was the reworked version of "Milk", which became the band's second UK top 10 hit. The band performed the song live at the
MTV Europe Music Awards
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in London on November 14; Garbage won the Breakthrough award at the event.
In North America, Almo Sounds released album track "
Supervixen
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" to Modern Rock radio, while
Mushroom Records released a remix of "
#1 Crush" in March 1997 as a single from the soundtrack to ''
Romeo + Juliet
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'', which topped the
Modern Rock Tracks chart for four weeks from the start of the year; the remix was also featured as the theme for the TV show
''Hex''. "#1 Crush" was later nominated for Best Song From a Movie at the
1997 MTV Movie Awards.
''Version 2.0'' (1997–2000)
![Shirleymansonversion2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Shirleymansonversion2.0.jpg)
Garbage relocated to
Friday Harbor,
Washington
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** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
on March 1, 1997 to write songs for their second album. Returning to Smart Studios a short while later, the band found themselves under intense pressure to repeat the success of ''Garbage''. The band decided not to change their formula, but progress musically by pushing their sound as far as it could go—hence the album's eventual title ''
Version 2.0'', which was completed by February 15, 1998. In March, the first single "Push It" became the No. 1 most added record at the UK Alternative Radio.
It became their third consecutive UK top ten hit at No. 9.
In May 1998, ''Version 2.0'' debuted at No. 1 in the UK and at No. 13 in the
''Billboard'' 200.
Garbage began touring ''Version 2.0'' that month, a tour which lasted until the end of 1999. "
I Think I'm Paranoid
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The song was released internationally in July 1998, following up on the succ ...
" was released worldwide in July, while the music video for "Push It" received eight nominations at the 1998
MTV Video Music Awards. By October 12, "
Special
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" was released and Garbage was nominated for three
MTV Europe Music Awards
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: "Best Group", "Best Rock Act" and "Best Video" for "Push It".
In early 1999, ''Version 2.0'' received two Grammy Award nominations for
Album of the Year and
Best Rock Album
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"Special" was No. 1 most added single at the
Top 40 radio
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.
[""''Hits'' ("]Special
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" trade ad)"" , (Retrieved - 2008-02-24) In Europe, Garbage began their biggest headline tour, releasing singles for "
When I Grow Up" and "
The Trick Is to Keep Breathing". In April, "When I Grow Up" was released to Modern Rock radio.
[""''Hits'' (" When I Grow Up" trade ad)"" (Retrieved - 2008-02-24)] "When I Grow Up" was then featured on the movie ''
Big Daddy''. ''Version 2.0'' was awarded the European Platinum Award by the
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for one million sales across Europe and the United States.
"
You Look So Fine" was released as the final single from ''Version 2.0'' worldwide, as Garbage toured Europe, including headlining in Edinburgh to mark the opening of the
Scottish Parliament.
On August 4, Garbage was contracted to perform the theme for the James Bond film ''
The World Is Not Enough
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'' and worked with composer
David Arnold
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in London and
Vancouver
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. Garbage co-headlined an Australian tour with
Alanis Morissette, while "When I Grow Up" spent three months in the Australian chart, becoming the band's most successful single there.
"
The World Is Not Enough
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" reached the top 10s in Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Finland, as well as the top 40 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
"Special" received Grammy nominations for Best Rock Song and for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group, while "When I Grow Up" was re-issued in Europe.
''Beautiful Garbage'' (2001–2002)
![Shirley Manson](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Shirley_Manson.jpg)
Garbage regrouped on April 10, 2001. The group began work on their third record, and put aside plans for a
B-sides
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album due to the sale of Almo Sounds to the
UMG. Manson ran an online blog throughout the recording of the album named ''
Beautiful Garbage
''Beautiful Garbage'' (stylized as ''beautifulgarbage'') is the third studio album by American rock band Garbage. It was released on October 1, 2001, on Mushroom Records worldwide, with the North American release on Interscope Records the follow ...
''. During the recording of the album, Garbage invoked a provision of its contract to leave Almo, and sued UMG when it refused to terminate the contract. UMG threatened to use Manson's 1993 solo contract to tie Garbage to the label. The suit was settled on July 29, 2001, and Garbage moved to
Interscope. Lead single "Androgyny" was released to radio by the end of August, and its video was released on September 10.
The following day, due to the
September 11 attacks
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in
New York City
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and
Washington D.C.
)
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, the promotional schedule for the album was put on hold.
Released three weeks after the
September 11 attacks
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, the album suffered from lack of promotion, mixed reaction from critics and fans alike, and the failure of its
lead single
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Release s ...
"
Androgyny
Androgyny is the possession of both masculine and feminine characteristics. Androgyny may be expressed with regard to biological sex, gender identity, or gender expression.
When ''androgyny'' refers to mixed biological sex characteristics in ...
" to achieve high chart positions. Despite faltering in major markets, ''Beautiful Garbage'' debuted at number one on ''
Billboard''
Top Electronic Albums
Top Dance/Electronic Albums, Dance/Electronic Albums (formerly Top Electronic Albums) is a music chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine which ranks the top-selling electronic music albums in the United States based on sales compiled by ...
chart where it stayed for eight weeks, topped the album charts in Australia, and was named one of ''
Rolling Stone
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s "Top 10 Albums of the Year".
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In October, ''Beautiful Garbage'' achieved a No. 13 debut on the Billboard 200, as well as reaching number six on the
Top Internet Albums
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chart and topping the Electronic Albums chart for seven weeks. In its first three months on sale, ''Beautiful Garbage'' sold 1.2 million copies.
Garbage supported
U2 on the third leg of their
Elevation Tour
The Elevation Tour was a worldwide concert tour by Irish rock band U2. Staged in support of the group's 2000 album ''All That You Can't Leave Behind'', the tour visited arenas across North America and Europe in 2001. Contrasting with the extrav ...
.
After the last show, Vig contracted
Hepatitis A
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and was replaced by
Matt Chamberlain
Matthew Chamberlain (born April 17, 1967) is an American session musician, drummer, producer and songwriter.
Biography
Life and career
Chamberlain was born in San Pedro, California on April 17, 1967. He began learning how to play the drums ...
for European dates. In December "
Breaking Up the Girl
"Breaking Up the Girl" is a 2001 alternative rock song written, recorded and produced by Garbage (band), Garbage for their third studio album ''Beautiful Garbage''.
In North America, "Breaking Up the Girl" was serviced to alternative radio as th ...
" was released as a single.
On December 27, ''Rolling Stones United States and Australian editions named ''Beautiful Garbage'' as one of their
critics
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"Top 10 Albums of the Year".
"
Cherry Lips
"Cherry Lips", also known as "Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)" is a 2001 song written, recorded and produced by alternative rock group Garbage for their third studio album, ''Beautiful Garbage''. It was released in early 2002 by Mushroom Records as se ...
" was released at the end of 2001, becoming a massive hit in Australia, peaking at number seven on the ARIA Charts, and number eleven in the highly influential
Triple J Hottest 100, 2001
The 2001 Triple J Hottest 100, announced in January 2002, was the ninth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. As in previous years, a CD was released, this time fe ...
.
Sony Music Japan released an exclusive E.P. of rare tracks titled ''
Special Collection''.
''Bleed Like Me'' and hiatus (2003–2005)
![Shirley Manson live 2005](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Shirley_Manson_live_2005.jpg)
Garbage started proper work on their fourth record in March 2003, writing "Right Between the Eyes" in 30 minutes. It was a false start.
Recording was halted during the summer when Manson underwent surgery on her right
vocal cord
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and was not given the okay to sing again until August.
By October, due to rising tension within the band and a breakdown in communication, Vig relocated to
Los Angeles
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while Manson returned to
Scotland
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.
["Butch Vig as quoted on ''Bleed Like Me'' Electronic Press Kit" (Retrieved - 2008-02-24)] During the
Christmas
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period, Vig decided to give the band another chance, having met excited fans eager to hear how the album was going.
In January 2004 Garbage reconvened in Los Angeles with
Dust Brothers' John King, drummer Matt Chamberlain, bassist
Justin Meldal-Johnsen
Justin Meldal-Johnsen (born March 26, 1970) is an American musician, record producer, songwriter and musical director. He is best known for his work with artists such as Beck, Paramore, Nine Inch Nails, M83, Air, and St. Vincent.
Meldal-Johns ...
, and on February 6,
Dave Grohl performed drums on "Bad Boyfriend". His performance was regarded by the band as "raising the bar" for the record.
Following the John King sessions, the band formally relocated to
Los Angeles
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and wrote "Metal Heart" and "Boys Wanna Fight",
both more energetic than they had been writing and lyrically more "overtly political";
both songs referenced the United States and the United Kingdom-led
2003 invasion of Iraq
The 2003 invasion of Iraq was a United States-led invasion of the Republic of Iraq and the first stage of the Iraq War. The invasion phase began on 19 March 2003 (air) and 20 March 2003 (ground) and lasted just over one month, including 26 ...
.
In 2005, lead single "
Why Do You Love Me
"Why Do You Love Me" is a song by alternative rock band Garbage, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, ''Bleed Like Me'' (2005).
The single was the first taste of the band's change in musical direction, eschewing the elect ...
" debuted on the Modern Rock Tracks chart at No. 39. as well as No. 97 and No. 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 and
Pop 100
The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009. It ranked songs based on airplay on Mainstream Top 40 radio stations, singles sa ...
charts respectively, becoming the band's most successful single for six years. ''Bleed Like Me'' entered Top 10 in the US.
On August 25, 2005 Garbage cancelled their scheduled October tour dates in France, Belgium and the United Kingdom. They released a statement that the band had "somewhat overextended themselves" and decided to conclude their tour in Australia on October 1. Ahead of the Australian tour, "Sex Is Not The Enemy" was released to Australian radio. The end of the tour marked the end of active promotion for ''Bleed Like Me''. The band confirmed that they were going "on indefinite hiatus" to dispel reports of a split.
"We were barely even speaking," Manson later admitted. "We didn't want to talk to anyone outside of the band about the problems we were having with our career, so of course it turned into this whole
passive-aggressive thing between us. I just wanted to get the fuck out of there and go home."
Reunion and ''Absolute Garbage'' (2007)
Garbage ended their 18-month hiatus on January 31, 2007, at a benefit show in
Glendale, California, organised by Vig to help pay musician
Wally Ingram
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In recent years, he has toured with the multi-instrumentalist David Lindley, and released several records with him:
* 2000 : ''Twango Bango D ...
's medical care following treatment for
throat cancer
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.
Prior to this, Garbage had been sharing song ideas via the internet and were keen on getting into the recording studio to complete them. Garbage began work on the new songs in earnest during February and March at Vig's home studio,
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 and including a special edition bonus remix package. A DVD format rounded out the package; among the fifteen Garbage music videos included was a documentary film titled "Thanks For Your, Uhhh Support" featuring backstage and behind-the-scenes footage, live performances and interviews. A Garbage track called "
Witness to Your Love" was released on a charity, "limited availability," compilation in the US. The release was available from
Urban Outfitters
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from Wednesday, October 15, 2008, to Thursday, January 31, 2009, and went on radio in the US on October 17.
''Not Your Kind of People'' (2010–2012)
![Garbage, March 2013](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Garbage%2C_March_2013.jpg)
On February 1, 2010, it was confirmed through Shirley Manson's official
Facebook
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profile that she spent a week in the studio with her bandmates.
In the post, Manson wrote "Guess who I just spent a week in the studio with? Would you be pleased if I said one of them was called Steve and one of them was called Duke and another was a Grammy-winning producer?"
In October 2010, it was officially confirmed that Garbage were recording their fifth studio album.
In an interview with
Jason Tanamor, Duke stated in regard to the band reuniting after seven years, "It’s kind of amazing we all happen to be in the right place at the same time. I don’t know. The stars were aligned or something. It was quite coincidental we were all on the same page and ready to give it another go."
On September 17, 2011, the band clarified that their forthcoming 11-track
LP would be mixed by October 17, while another 12 songs would be finalized by the end of the year and see release as "b-sides, extra tracks and maybe one might even come your way simply as a Christmas present from Garbage as a thank you to you all for sticking around,"
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Facebook.com, Retrieved 2011-09-17. though this did not materialize.
The band announced to ''
Billboard'' that their fifth studio album would be released independently of any major label support.
On January 6, 2012, the band announced that they had entered Red Razor Studios in
Glendale, California to record bonus material for their forthcoming album, later confirming on Twitter that a further five tracks were being worked on, including the new title "What Girls Are Made Of." ''
Not Your Kind of People
''Not Your Kind of People'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Garbage. It was released on May 11, 2012, through the band's own record label, Stunvolume. The album marks the return of the band after a seven-year hiatus that started ...
'' was released on May 14, 2012, to generally positive reviews. The album reached number 13 on the
''Billboard'' 200,
and number 10 on the
UK Albums Chart
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.
The band supported the album with the year-long
Not Your Kind of People World Tour
The Not Your Kind of People Tour is the fifth world concert tour cycle by American/Scottish alternative rock group Garbage. The tour launched May 2012 in Los Angeles, United States and included headline performances and festival appearances thro ...
. The song ''Not Your Kind of People'' was used in a trailer for the video game, ''
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain''.
Record Store Day releases (2013–2015)
Garbage and
Screaming Females
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recorded a cover of "
Because the Night" for
Record Store Day
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2013. They released a video directed by
Sophie Muller
Sophie Luise Elisabeth Muller (born 31 January 1962) is a British music video director who has directed more than 300 music videos. She won a Grammy Award for Annie Lennox's 1992 '' Diva'' video album, and an MTV Video Music Award for Lennox's so ...
. The band released their first live DVD, ''
One Mile High... Live'', in May 2013. Shirley Manson confirmed that they would release two new songs for
Record Store Day
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on April 19, 2014. "
Girls Talk", an out-take from the ''Absolute Garbage'' sessions,
[''Welcome Back... Garbage'', by Malcome Dome, published in '']Classic Rock
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'' magazine, August 2007 issue was re-recorded to include vocals from
Brody Dalle
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, and was backed by an out-take from the ''Not Your Kind of People'' sessions, "Time Will Destroy Everything".
In 2014, Manson confirmed that the band is working on a book, and noted that the next record would be her "romance novel". On January 23, 2015, Garbage confirmed on their Facebook page that they completed two new songs for Record Store Day 2015; "
The Chemicals", which features vocals from Brian Aubert of
Silversun Pickups
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The band released their debut EP, '' Pikul'', in July ...
, was released on April 18, 2015. The band played the Pa’l Norte Rock Festival in
Monterrey, Mexico, on April 25, 2015.
On October 2, 2015, the band released the Deluxe Edition of their debut album, in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the album. The album was remastered from the original tapes, and all b-sides (called G-sides on the album), were included. During the ''20 Years Queer'' tour, Vig announced that mixing of the new album would be finished by February 1, 2016, and that it would be promoted by a world tour beginning in the summer.
''Strange Little Birds'' (2016–2018)
![Garbage 10 21 2016 -47 (30634870285)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Garbage_10_21_2016_-47_%2830634870285%29.jpg)
On February 6, 2016 Garbage stated on their Facebook page that mixing was almost done: "Our new record is an inch away, just an inch away from being done. And I do mean an inch away from being completely done. Recorded. Mixed. And soon to be mastered." Vig also confirmed the title of a new song, "Even Though Our Love is Doomed". Three days later, Garbage announced that they had completed the album. ''
Strange Little Birds'', the band's sixth studio album, was released on June 10, 2016.
Writing and recording for ''Strange Little Birds'' took over two years, beginning in early 2013.
Garbage recorded over twenty tracks during the sessions.
The band recorded the album in Vig's basement
and at engineer
Billy Bush
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After appearin ...
's Red Razor Sounds studio in
Los Angeles
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.
Vig stated, "we mixed it so it’s kind of confessional, almost confrontational. On a lot of songs, Shirley’s voice sounds really loud, in your face, and really dry. There are not a lot of effects. There are some moments on the record that get really huge, but a lot of it is really intimate."
Two of the songs written during the sessions, "
The Chemicals" and "On Fire", were given a vinyl release on
Record Store Day
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the previous year.
''Version 2.0: 20th Anniversary'' (2018–2019)
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The band announced that in May 2018 the band would release a 20th anniversary edition of their second album ''
Version 2.0'' in a similar fashion to the 20th anniversary edition of their self-titled debut album. The anniversary edition would also see Garbage commit to touring for this celebration which took place towards the end of 2018. As of March 2018, Garbage had also been working on a new studio album which, according to Shirley Manson, was due for a 2020 release.
''No Gods No Masters'' and ''Beautiful Garbage: 20th Anniversary'' (2021–2022)
In 2017, Garbage recorded and released a standalone digital single titled "
No Horses", which the band hinted could be the direction their new material would sound. Writing for Garbage's seventh album began in April 2018, following some preliminary work at
Butch Vig
Bryan David "Butch" Vig (born August 2, 1955) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the drummer and co-producer of the alternative rock band Garbage and the producer of the diamond-selling Nirvana album ''Neve ...
's home studio, the band set up space in
Palm Springs
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to write demos.
The quartet sketched out the skeleton of the album over two weeks, jamming, experimenting and feeling the songs out.
Work was paused in the latter half of 2018, as Garbage marked the twentieth anniversary of their second album ''
Version 2.0'' (1998) with the two-month
20 Years Paranoid tour, before reconvening in Los Angeles to finish the project.
On March 30, 2021, Garbage released the song "The Men Who Rule the World", the lead single from their seventh studio album, ''
No Gods No Masters'', which was released on June 11, 2021.
On April 28, the album's title track "No Gods No Masters" was released as the second single,
followed by "Wolves" on May 19. ''No Gods No Masters'' was supported in summer 2021 with an arena
concert tour
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with Garbage as guests of
Alanis Morissette. The tour went on to become the most successful female-fronted tour of the year, selling more than 500,000 tickets.
In August 2021, Garbage announced that they would release a 20th anniversary edition of their third studio album, ''
Beautiful Garbage
''Beautiful Garbage'' (stylized as ''beautifulgarbage'') is the third studio album by American rock band Garbage. It was released on October 1, 2001, on Mushroom Records worldwide, with the North American release on Interscope Records the follow ...
'', which was originally released in 2001. This follows previous reissued anniversary editions of ''Garbage'' (1995, reissued in 2015) and ''Version 2.0'' (1998, reissued in 2018). The reissue features a previously unheard version of the album's lead single "
Androgyny
Androgyny is the possession of both masculine and feminine characteristics. Androgyny may be expressed with regard to biological sex, gender identity, or gender expression.
When ''androgyny'' refers to mixed biological sex characteristics in ...
", with Manson explaining, "We wanted to celebrate the release of our third album in the same manner as we have celebrated the 20th anniversaries of our previous two records, as we cherish this third child of ours just as much as its predecessors". The reissued version of ''Beautiful Garbage'' was released on November 5, 2021.
On October 20, a 10-date UK Tour by
Blondie featuring Garbage as special guest was announced for November. However, the tour was later postponed to spring 2022, featuring
Johnny Marr instead of Garbage as special guest due to scheduling conflicts. In May 2022, Garbage joined
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath, England, in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, Tears for Fears were associated with the new ...
for the 21-date United States wing of
The Tipping Point World Tour
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as special guest.
In summer, Garbage toured the United States and Canada with Alanis Morissette for 10 dates of her ''
Jagged Little Pill
''Jagged Little Pill'' is the third studio album by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, released on June 13, 1995, through Maverick. It was her first album to be released worldwide. It marked a stylistic departure from the dance-pop sound of he ...
'' 25th anniversary tour.
On April 14, Garbage announced a 7-date United States headline tour at the end of June supported by Glass Battles. However, the last four dates of the tour were cancelled due to illness in the band.
''Anthology'' and eighth studio album (2022–present)
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On September 7, 2022, Garbage announced their third greatest hits album ''
Anthology'', released on October 28. The compilation features 35 newly remastered tracks celebrating three decades of career, including "
Witness To Your Love",
which was released as single.
On October 4, Garbage performed "The World Is Not Enough" at the
Royal Albert Hall in London with the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as part of ''The'' ''Sound of 007: Live at the Royal Albert Hall'' curated by David Arnold, marking the 60th anniversary of the Bond franchise.
The event was made available for streaming on
Prime Video
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on October 5. A documentary by
Matt Whitecross titled ''The Sound of 007'' featuring an interview with Garbage premiered on Prime Video the same day. Prior to the event, the 2022 remaster of "The World Is Not Enough" was released as digital single. On October 22, Garbage performed at
Audacy
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's 9th annual ''We Can Survive'' at the
Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
Early in 2022, Garbage started writing for their upcoming eighth studio album. In October, after fulfilling their touring obligations, Garbage resumed writing for the album.
Musical style
Garbage's intention is to make
pop-like songs which mix a variety of genres, with Steve Marker saying that the band wanted to "take pop music and make it as horrible sounding as we can."
These genres include
trip hop
Trip hop (sometimes used synonymously with " downtempo") is a musical genre that originated in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom, especially Bristol. It has been described as a psychedelic fusion of hip hop and electronica with slow tem ...
,
grunge, 1980s rock music,
techno
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,
power pop
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and
shoegazing
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. Shirley Manson has stated that the band itself "used to describe
heir sound
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as sci-fi pop, because we felt it was taking a futuristic approach." Vig has said the
crossover
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Entertainment
Albums and songs
* ''Cross Over'' (Dan Peek album)
* ''Crossover'' (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles album), 1987
* ''Crossover'' (Intrigue album)
* ''Crossover'' (Hitomi Shimatani album)
* ''Crossover'' (Yoshino ...
-heavy sound was inspired by the band's background with remixes, where songs would be rearranged to every musical style to which they held interest, and also that he "grew up listening to everything from pop radio and opera to country music and polka, so I really thought that Garbage would be an interesting and eclectic thing to do."
Lindsay Zoladz of
Pitchfork
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The term is also applied colloquially, but inaccurately, to ...
notes Garbage prevailed in the glory days of alternative-rock "probably because their sound was a hectic amalgamation of almost everything that mingled on the format's airwaves: electronica, punk, industrial rock, grunge, and the occasional trip-hop".
Likewise, ''
Vice
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'' wrote that from their singular concoctions of styles like trip hop, grunge, rock, techno, and shoegaze, Garbage "has forged a kind of queasy originality" in the search of "a kind of perverse beauty".
Garbage has been inspired by
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1964. The original line-up consisted of singer/guitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Angus MacLise. MacLise ...
,
Iggy & The Stooges
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T. Rex,
Roxy Music
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The Pretenders
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Siouxsie and the Banshees,
[ Blondie, Cocteau Twins, ]Patti Smith
Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946)
is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter and author who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album ''Horses''.
Called the "punk poet ...
, The Smashing Pumpkins
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and David Bowie
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Members
* Shirley Manson – vocals, guitar, keyboards
* Duke Erikson
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– guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals
* Steve Marker – guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals
* Butch Vig
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– drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
Touring members
* Eric Avery
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– bass, guitar, keyboards (2005–present)
* Daniel Shulman
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– bass (1995–2005)
* Matthew Walker – drums (2002, 2017, 2019) – freelance for Vig
* Matt Chamberlain
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Biography
Life and career
Chamberlain was born in San Pedro, California on April 17, 1967. He began learning how to play the drums ...
– drums (2002) – freelance for Vig
Awards and nominations
Garbage have received fifty-seven nominations, winning fifteen awards. Major awards which Garbage have been nominated for include the Grammy Awards and the BRIT Awards
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Concert tours
Headlining tours
* Garbage tour (1995–1996)
* Version 2.0 tour (1998–1999)
* Beautiful Garbage tour (2001–2002)
* Bleed Like Me tour (2005)
* Not Your Kind of People tour (2012–2013)
* 20 Years Queer tour
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(2015)
* Strange Little Birds tour (2016)
* Rage and Rapture tour (with Blondie) (2017)
* 20 Years Paranoid (2018)
* Destroying Angels (2019)
Supporting tours
* 2020 World Tour: Celebrating 25 Years of Jagged Little Pill - tour supporting Alanis Morissette (post-poned to 2021)
* 2022 The Tipping Point World tour supporting Tears for Fears
* 2022 North American Tour: Celebrating 25 Years of Jagged Little Pill - tour supporting Alanis Morissette
Discography
Studio albums
* '' Garbage'' (1995)
* '' Version 2.0'' (1998)
* ''Beautiful Garbage
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'' (2001)
* '' Bleed Like Me'' (2005)
* ''Not Your Kind of People
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'' (2012)
* '' Strange Little Birds'' (2016)
* '' No Gods No Masters'' (2021)
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