Garbage will release their eighth studio album, titled Let All That We Imagine Be the Light, on May 30. The follow-up to 2021’s No Gods No Masters was recorded at Red Razor Sounds in Los Angeles, Butch Vig’s studio Grunge Is Dead, and in Shirley Manson’s bedroom.
New music is set to arrive in the coming weeks, but for now, here’s what Manson had to say about the project: “Going into making this record, I was determined to find a more hopeful, uplifting world to immerse myself in. 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.”
Of the technical side of things, Vig added: “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.”
Pre-order Let All That We Imagine Be the Light here.
