After receiving support from radio and MTV, the album began to climb the charts toward the end of 1995, when the second single, 'Queer,' received heavy airplay. Their eponymous first album appeared in the fall of 1995 on Almo Sounds. Garbage recorded their debut album in late 1994 and early 1995. For the next few years, she toured with the band before leaving to form Angelfish, whom she led through an eponymous 1994 album. MacKenzie as a teenager she played keyboards and sang backing vocals in the band. Manson began her musical career at an early age, joining Goodbye Mr. After a year of playing, they hired Shirley Manson after seeing Angelfish on MTV. Hence, Garbage was officially formed in 1993, after Erikson joined the duo. S hortly after Vig became a star, he and Marker began playing together, eventually asking Erikson to join them. Nevermind elevated Butch Vig to the status of a superstar producer and for the next two years, he produced numerous American alternative superstars, including Sonic Youth, Smashing Pumpkins, and L7. Vig and Smart broke into the big time in 1991, after he produced Nirvana's Nevermind. Many records released on Touch & Go, Sub Pop, and Twin/Tone, among other indie labels, were made at Smart. By the late '80s, Smart had become one of the hippest recording studios in America. This studio was dubbed Smart Studios and Vig recorded numerous local punk and alternative bands at the warehouse. Prior to the formation of Firetown, Vig and Marker bought an eight-track cassette recorder together and set up a makeshift studio in a local warehouse. After a few years, Spooner became Firetown and Vig played drums in the new outfit.įiretown broke up in the late '80s, without achieving much success. Vig left Spooner shortly afterwards, but he kept in touch with the band. He became a fan of Spooner and began recording their songs. Marker was a native of New York who moved to Wisconsin to attend college. Also in Spooner was Erikson, who sang and played guitar with the band. The first band he joined after leaving college was Spooner, who he played drums with. He attended the University of Wisconsin briefly before pursuing a career in music instead. Vig is a native of Viroqua, WI, who learned to play piano as a child and drums as a teenager. Initially, Garbage was an informal jam session between the three producers held in Marker's basement, but they eventually recruited vocalist Shirley Manson, who had previously sang with Angelfish and Goodbye Mr. Garbage was the brainchild of producers Butch Vig, Duke Erikson, and Steve Marker. G arbage built on the sonic landscapes of My Bloody Valentine, Curve, and Sonic Youth, adding a distinct sense of accessible pop songcraft.

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