More Details on the Upcoming Garbage Album

***** UPDATED. TWICE! *****

Last October, I posted the news that the first new Garbage album in seven years was coming this spring. And that's all the news I've posted so far about this epic event. Until today of course!

I've been following every tiny detail about this for the better part of a year, but nothing has really been big enough to post about until now. The cogs and wheels are starting to loosen in place and prepare for major movement. So far, we've got an official website relaunch and an album title.

Over the weekend, the band relaunched their official website, which up until that point had simply been their logo with the message "coming soon." Now we have an open line of communication right from their main hub of information, which Garbage has since used to post a welcome message, a video, and a word scramble game (that's since been taken down) that revealed their album title. For those of you who missed the scramble, the album title looks to be Not Your Kind of People. That phrase gives me a real feeling of being a misfit and loving it, which is one of the first reasons I ever connected with Garbage as a band way back when they were starting out.

The video they posted, shown below, has clips of the band doing a promo shoot and a few members talking about how the album is—wait for it—FINISHED! Yes, that's right. The album is officially complete. All the tracks have been mastered and are ready for release. I'm sure very soon we'll have an album release date, a first single name and release date, and a full album tracklist, pre-order, the works! Check out the video for yourself and relish the fact that new music from these amazing and talented people is coming soon:



As a lifelong fan of Garbage, I feel extremely giddy about all of this. I know it's been a really long time with this slow leak of information and it's probably still going to be awhile before we get to hear anything new. But it just feels like this really special time right now, the calm before the storm, where you can just sit and prepare yourself for what's to come. I've started putting all Garbage albums, remixes, and b-sides on heavy rotation. I'm falling in love with songs I've known for over a decade all over again and finding new meanings behind my favorite lyrics. I can't wait for a new era of rock and pop music lovers to be introduced to Garbage and fall in love with them, too.

Updated 1:33pm:

BREAKING NEWS!!! Garbage just published a press release with even more details!

Not Your Kind of People will be released on May 15, 2012 via the band's own record label, STUNVOLUME.

Furthermore, the band is not going to waste any time between the release and hitting the road. They are hard at work putting a tour together. So far, they've got some EU dates and a few festivals lined up, but they say more are being confirmed and announced soon!

I know May seems like a very long time to wait, but at least we will have a single coming before that! And what's a few more months' wait after seven years?

UPDATED 8:26am 31 January 2012:

Hey, Anony Moose! I KNOW! I logged in yesterday morning to post the Garbage news and saw your comment. I was like, "OH NO ANONY DI-INT!" I, too, hope No Doubt gets it together the way Garbage has. I actually stopped following the ND album saga because they were drawing every little thing out. My dream would be for a joint tour (Shirley and Gwen are besties, after all!), but if that doesn't happen I have to admit that I am more interested in seeing Garbage. I'm getting a little ahead of myself. The point is that the 90s alt rock queens are back!

This news and a new Madonna single in the same week?? I feel like a teenager again!