SMASHING PUMPKINS BACK TRACKING
Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins announced
last month via the band's social networks
that they've signed an artist services deal
with BMG. Via Marthas Music/BMG, the
band will issue two new new albums in 2015,
titled Monuments To An Elegy and Day For
Night. The first single (title TBA) is expected
to be released by year's end.
The Pumpkins Billy Corgan says, "For
those interested in sound, think: 'guitars, guitars, guitars, and more guitars' but more so
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on the epic side of things than say, grossly
metallic."
Recording sessions began yesterday (at
an mystery location (ZuZu's Teahouse
Basement?), "as plenty of songs have been
written and are ready to go," Corgan said in
a press release. "Manning the boards will be
producer Howard Willing, with whom I first
had the pleasure of working with during the
Adore sessions. We expect a single out by
year's end."
Corgan also gave his best "stream of con- artist who has been playing music in many
sciousness" press statement, "Additionally, forms over the years. Most recently he cut a
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