Garbage and IO ECHO

Nobody was more surprised than we were to hear that Garbage is still around. Didn’t they disappear in a cloud of apathy sometime in the early 2000’s after a decade of radio hits like “Stupid Girl” and “Queer”? Apparently, they went on hiatus between 2006 and 2010, although they haven’t exactly been storming into our consciousness over the past couple of years since returning. Which is a bit of a shame, because they used to be a great live band and hopefully they still will be. Butch Vig knows how to put out a great tune, and Shirley Manson has always been an engaging frontwoman. Let’s see what they can do.