MusicFirst LookWatch Garbage’s magnetic new music videoWeird science and eight-year-old doppelgängers feature in the clip for ‘Magnetized’, described by Shirley Manson as an ode to ‘the magic of science and the mysteries of love’ShareLink copied ✔️October 4, 2016MusicFirst LookTextSelim BulutBehind the scenes of Garbage’s ‘Magnetized’ video10 Imagesview more + Earlier this year, Garbage returned with their sixth studio album Strange Little Birds. The album retains the alt-rock legends’ penchant for huge pop choruses, but it adopts far darker lyrical themes than anything else you’ll find in the charts right now. “I think anyone with half a brain is aware that we’re living in treacherous times,” the band’s Shirley Manson told us recently, “I mean, I really, genuinely feel that. It’s the most tumultuous time that I can remember... my agenda was certainly that I wanted to be truthful about the world I found myself in and what that meant. It was an exploration of that, rather than a focus on just making people feel good. There are enough artists doing that.” It’s a serious subject matter, but this doesn’t mean that Manson and co aren’t still having a lot of fun with their music, as seen in their new video for Strange Little Birds’ second single “Magnetized”. Directed by Scott Stuckey (creator of Pancake Mountain, the leftfield children’s TV show that notably featured a slew of guest musicians from the indie rock scene), it’s a wild ride featuring weird science, electroshock therapy, and an eight-year-old Shirley Manson stand-in. “We made the video for ‘Magnetized’ at Pancake Mountain Headquarters in Los Angeles with an incredibly gifted team under the madcap direction of my next door neighbour Scott Stuckey,” she says, “We wanted to create an ode to the magic of science and the mysteries of love.” “‘Magnetized’ is one of my favorite songs on the album,” Stuckey adds, “Any time you get to send 300,000 volts of electricity through an eight-year-old Shirley Manson doppelgänger and the real Shirley, then YES, sign me up!” Garbage are about to head out on a marathon world tour. Watch the video for “Magnetized” below. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREInside Erika de Casier’s shimmering R&B universe7 essential albums by the SoulquariansRay Ban MetaIn pictures: Jefferson Hack launches new exhibition with exclusive eventIs AI really the future of music?The KPop Demon Hunters directors on fan theories and a potential sequel InstagramIntroducing Instagram’s 2025 Rings winnersplaybody: The club night bringing connection back to the dancefloorAn interview with IC3PEAK, the band Putin couldn’t silenceFrost Children answer the dA-Zed quizThe 5 best features from PinkPantheress’ new remix albumMoses Ideka is making pagan synth-folk from the heart of south LondonBehind-the-scenes at Oklou and FKA twigs’ new video shoot