{"title":"Placebo","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Placebo\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlacebo formed in London in 1994 around Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal, who had previously known each other while attending the American School in Luxembourg as teenagers (the mythologized 'school train' meeting in 1986 has been cultural lore). They are widely cited as one of the most important contemporary alternative rock bands, with international commercial success across multiple decades (European and Russian audience particularly). Their androgynous and queer-coded aesthetic and gender-fluid lyrical content (Brian Molko gender expression and openly queer\/bisexual identity) distinguished them from contemporary mainstream alternative rock. Their early-1990s glam rock and androgynous aesthetic has been influential on subsequent alternative rock acts. They have continued releasing material across multiple decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlacebo's sound combines alternative rock, post-grunge, glam rock, art rock, indie rock, electronic rock, and gothic rock with Molko's distinctive vocal delivery (androgynous high-register approach), atmospheric production approaches, and lyrical content addressing relationships, drug use, gender, identity, and mortality drawing on confessional songwriting traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlacebo (1996, Hut)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWithout You I'm Nothing (1998, Hut\/Virgin)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Market Music (2000, Hut\/Virgin)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSleeping with Ghosts (2003, Hut\/Virgin)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeds (2006, Hut\/Virgin)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBattle for the Sun (2009, Vagrant\/PIAS)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoud Like Love (2013, Vertigo\/Universal)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNever Let Me Go (2022, So Recordings)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eHut Records, Virgin Records, and So Recordings pressings of the Placebo catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings, with collector demand in European markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Placebo typically start with Without You I'm Nothing (1998) or Sleeping with Ghosts (2003). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/classic-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003eClassic Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"placebo-without-you-i-m-nothing-vinyl","title":"Without You I'm Nothing LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eTheir second album, Without You I'm Nothing, is full of '70s glam rock and punk references. Placebo's rhythm section is impressively tight, but the band's star attraction is undoubtedly androgynous singer\/guitarist Brian Molko.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540767944887,"sku":"210000063782","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/placebo.jpg?v=1781154199"},{"product_id":"placebo-sleeping-with-ghosts-vinyl","title":"Sleeping with Ghosts LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eSleeping with Ghosts is the fourth studio album by Placebo. It was recorded from late 2002 to early 2003 and released in April 2003. Sleeping with Ghosts reached #11 in the UK Albums Chart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540767977655,"sku":"210000071873","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/sleepingwitghosts.jpg?v=1781154197"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.waxtraxrecords.com\/collections\/placebo.oembed","provider":"Wax Trax Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}