Rubbish are again with the model new tune “There’s No Future In Optimism,” together with its accompanying music video. The observe is the newest single from the band’s upcoming new album Let All That We Think about Be the Gentle.
A pulsing, electronically-backed various rock tune, “There’s No Future In Optimism” is a politically-charged anthem that, sarcastically, argues in opposition to its eye-catching title. It’s bleak however not hopeless, which is made all of the extra clear when supplemented by the dystopian imagery of the music video. Watch it beneath.
“I really like the title,” frontwoman Shirley Manson mentioned in an announcement. “However the lyrics are an motion in opposition to that title. As a result of if we permit our fatalism or our negativity to actually take over, we are going to crumble. It’s a few metropolis, in my case, Los Angeles, nevertheless it might be wherever the place unhealthy stuff is occurring. After the George Floyd homicide, which is considered one of few issues in my life that I want I’d by no means seen: I used to be modified completely by seeing the footage of that cop kneeling on George Floyd’s neck. In Los Angeles there have been enormous protests and lots of upheaval after that. Above our home in Hollywood, there have been helicopters all day lengthy, for days on finish. It was precarious, chaotic and terrifying.”
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Rubbish’s new album Let All That We Think about Be the Gentle is ready to reach on Could thirtieth (pre-orders are ongoing). To assist the discharge, Rubbish additionally introduced a 2025 North American tour. Try all of Rubbish’s upcoming live shows, which features a cease at Merciless World Competition, beneath and choose up tickets right here.
Revisit our evaluation of Rubbish’s final album No Gods No Masters, and choose up a bodily copy, should you fancy. It’s also possible to take heed to Rubbish speak about “Solely Pleased When it Rains” on The Story Behind the Tune.
Rubbish 2025 Tour Dates:
05/17 — Pasadena, CA @ Merciless World Competition
08/02 — Arlington, TX @ Globe Life Discipline *
09/03 — Orlando, FL @ Arduous Rock Café
09/05 — Pompano Seashore, FL @ Pompano Seashore Amphitheatre
09/06 — St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Reside
09/08 — Atlanta, GA @ The Jap
09/10 — Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle
09/12 — Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
09/13 — Detroit, MI @ Masonic Cathedral Theatre
09/16 — Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Corridor
09/17 — Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem
09/18 — Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
09/20 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
09/23 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
09/24 — Toronto, ON @ Historical past
09/29 — Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
09/30 — Newport, KY @ MegaCorp Pavilion
10/01 — Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Reside!
10/03 — Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
10/04 — Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/06 — Kansas Metropolis, MO @ Midland Theatre
10/07 — Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Manufacturing facility
10/12 — Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom
10/15 — Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
10/18 — Spokane, WA @ Knitting Manufacturing facility Spokane
10/20 — Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum
10/21 — Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
10/23 — Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Vineyard
10/24 — San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
10/26 — Reno, NV @ Silver Legacy Resort On line casino
10/29 — Salt Lake Metropolis, UT @ Rockwell at The Complicated
10/31 — Las Vegas, NV @ The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas – The Chelsea
11/02 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
* = w/ My Chemical Romance
