Music: Garbage: "Blood For Poppies"

Garbage have released the song, "Blood For Poppies", for free download on their website. The track comes from their upcoming release, Not Your Kind Of People. "Blood For Poppies" will also be released as a 7-inch on limited edition white vinyl with a remix done by drummer, Butch Vig. Lead singer, Shirley Manson, describes the inspiration behind the track:

'Blood For Poppies' is meant to feel sort of like an abstract dream. The inspiration came from a story I had read in The Los Angeles Times about the opium trade and also from watching the documentary Restrepo. It's not literal in any sense whatsoever but it's a song about disorientation and delusion and the human struggle to stay sane in the face of insanity.

Not Your Kind Of People will be released May 15 on the band's label, STUNVOLUME. Pre-orders for the standard edition and the deluxe edition can be found here and here respectively.

In addition, Garbage have added dates to their previously announced tour. You can find those below.

"Blood For Poppies" can be heard here.

DATE CITY VENUE
April 9th Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre SOLD OUT
April10th Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre SOLD OUT
April 14th Las Vegas, NV Pearl at the Palms Hotel
April 16th Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
April 17th Tempe, AZ The Marquee
April 20th Houston, TX House of Blues SOLD OUT
April 21st Austin, TX La Zona Rosa SOLD OUT
April 22nd Dallas, TX KDGE Edge Fest FC Dallas Stadium
April 24th Aspen, CO Belly Up
April 25th Denver, CO Ogden Theater
April 27th Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
May 9th London, England Troxy SOLD OUT
May 11th St. Petersburg, Russia Jubilenyi Hall
May 12th Moscow, Russia Crocus City Hall
May 16th Paris, France Olympia SOLD OUT
May 22nd New York, NY Webster Hall SOLD OUT
May 23rd Washington, DC 930 Club SOLD OUT
May 25th Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues
May 26th Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club SOLD OUT
May 28th Toronto, ONT Phoenix Concert Theatre SOLD OUT
June 1st Santa Barbara, CA KJEE Radio Show Santa Barbara Bowl
June 16th Hultsfred, Sweden Hultsfred Festival
June 17th Aarhus, Denmark Northside Festival
June 19th Amsterdamn, Holland Melkweg Max
June 22nd Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany Southside Festival
June 23rd Scheessel, Germany Hurricane Festival, Red Stage
June 24th Paris, France Solidays Festival
June 27th Luxemburg Rockhal
June 28th Werchter, Belgium Rock Werchter, Pyramid Marquee
June 29th Arras, France Main Square Festival
July 6th Bucharest, Romania B'Estfest
July 11th Vigevano, Italy 10 Giorni Suoanti Festival
July 14th Bilbao, Spain BBK Live Festival
July 15th Aix-les-Bains, France Musilac Festival
July 19th Oporto, Portugal Mares Vivas Festival