Highly lauded rockers GARBAGE, fronted by NME’s Godlike Scottish genius SHIRLEY MANSON had an exlusive EP called Witness To Your Love out on Record Store Day last week. It features their 2008 rarity ‘Witness To Your Love’,
three previously unreleased tracks and a pair of originals called ‘Blue Betty’
and ‘Adam And Eve’ both picked from the sessions of 2021’s album No Gods,
No Masters.
And also a cover of Cities In Dust, a single by Siouxsie And The Banshees
from their 1986 Tinderbox album. I can’t think at this moment of anybody else
who can capture Siouxsie‘s spirit better than Shirley Manson who said ‘ without
her there wouldn’t be me.” That makes two icons.
Almost 25 years ago, utterly cool star rockers Garbage were chosen to score the theme song for the 1999 James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough. NME’s Godlike genius and the band’s diva Shirley Manson looks back.
The song features on Garbage‘s recent 35-track career collection named Anthology
Shirley Manson was born on 26 August 1966 in Edinburgh, Scotland .
Happy 55 to the fabulous frontwoman/lyricist of glowing rockers Garbage.
She was the first ever artist to receive the NME Icon Award. This says
it all about Shirley‘s outstanding career, but it was also an appreciation of
who she is as human being. A caring and combative feminist. And, yes,
she’s gorgeously beautiful and sexy. Genuine coolness.
To celebrate here are 3 fantastic Shirly Manson moments…
Band: GARBAGE Active: 1993–2005, 2007, 2010–present Albums: 7 studio LPs so far, including the
excellent new one No Gods No Masters
20 years ago – 1 October 2001 – ardent rockers Garbage, led by the charismatic
lady Shirley Manson, released their third triumphant LP BEAUTIFUL GARBAGE.
AllMusic wrote back then: “It’s unlikely to storm the charts like their first two records, especially since there aren’t standout singles like on the earlier albums, but overall the
record works better, perhaps their best album.”
Sorry, AllMusic, it was actually a huge commercial success. The LP topped the
UK’s independent charts, the US Dance/Electronic charts, and the Australian
charts. Rolling Stone Mag named it one of its top 10 albums of the year.
The splendid video for 2nd single ‘Cherry Lips’
On 1 October a 20th Anniversary Reissue is coming our way,
featuring B-sides, demos, and remixes. Order info here.
Shirley Manson:“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. Over time it has garnered more and more respect from our fans, with many of the songs remaining in rotation in our live sets to this day. We’ve always felt incredibly proud of this record and felt it was in many ways very much ahead of its time. Twenty years down the line, we are all exceedingly grateful to have such well-crafted songs in our discography and are very proud that against all the odds we are still standing and can give our beloved album the tribute it so very much deserves.”
First taster is a previously unreleased alternate
rough mix of the album’s lead single Androgyny…
