Sleeping With Ghosts

On their fourth studio album, 'Sleeping With Ghosts', Placebo expanded their alternative rock sound by integrating a greater prominence of keyboards and electronic textures, guided by producer Jim Abbiss. The album's lyrical content is deeply introspective, with frontman Brian Molko exploring themes of memory and the lingering emotional impact of past relationships, describing the work as an attempt to "exorcise the ghosts". This thematic focus is evident in tracks like "The Bitter End" and the title track, which examine the complexities of love and loss through the band's characteristically charged performance.