LP - Garbage - Let All That We Imagine Be The Light

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Indie record store exclusive on pearl sunrise coloured vinyl.

Let All That We Imagine Be the Light is the eighth studio album by American rock band Garbage, released on May 30, 2025, through BMG. Marking a more hopeful and less socio-political direction than their previous work, the album was shaped during a turbulent period that included frontwoman Shirley Manson's hip replacement surgery and global conflicts.

The album features the singles "There's No Future in Optimism" and "Get Out My Face AKA Bad Kitty." Despite interruptions and setbacks, the band recorded the album in various Los Angeles studios and Manson’s home, relying on jam sessions distilled into focused, melody-driven tracks. It was described by the band as pushing their boundaries while remaining unmistakably Garbage, with big angular guitars, precise beats and cinematic soundscapes.

Manson explained that the album reflects a deliberate turn towards optimism and love in response to a dark world: "It’s a searchlight, this record... we’re coming out of a filthy cave with a searchlight," she said. The album’s title, taken from a lyric in "Radical," captures its spirit of defiance and light.

Critics have warmly embraced the album. Liberty Dunworth of NME called it "a brighter new chapter" and "some of their most profound songwriting to date," while The Line of Best Fit praised it for offering "love and optimism" in a righteously rocking package. Bob Sinclair described it as "a real return to form" and Garbage's best collection of songs since their early era.

Let All That We Imagine Be the Light was also praised for its sonic adventurism and sophisticated production. Mojo highlighted the album’s balance of anger and joy, while Uncut described it as an album that manages to be uplifting even when its sound is brooding.

Garbage will support the album on the Happy Endings North American headline tour and have already performed some of the new material live, including their first performance of "There's No Future in Optimism" at the Cruel World Festival. The band’s ongoing creative evolution is evident in this latest release, which shows Garbage still thriving in the alternative rock landscape.