Garbage: 'Tell Me Where It Hurts'

Garbage have been plying their trade around arenas and festivals since 1995 when debut album Garbage went multi-platinum, winning them support slots with the likes of the Smashing Pumpkins and U2. Ten years on, with greatest hits compilation Absolute Garbage to promote, they have released yet another slice of dark yet sumptuously melodic indie-rock.

Their first release since announcing an indefinite hiatus in the middle of a world tour in 2005, 'Tell Me Where It Hurts' is a return to the moody, bittersweet love songs that first brought them to the public's attention. Underpinned by Shirley Manson's husky vocals and Butch Vig's unique drum work, the track soars with Arcade Fire-style violins before a creepy electronic breakdown interjects towards the end.

The band take a traditional message of unrequited love and mix it with their inimitable bitter sweet lyrics, with Manson imploring: "I've been loved but I didn't know how to feel it / And I've been adored but I don't know if I ever believed it." A classic return to form that will hopefully reignite the fire in the band's bellies, bringing with it an album of fresh material.