Huge news if you’re a fan of The Smashing Pumpkins: the iconic alt-rock act are readying a monster new album dubbed ATUM (pronounced “Autumn”). Billy Corgan & co’s twelfth studio LP will be a three-act, 33-track rock opera, which will also form the sequel to 1995’s beloved Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness LP and 2000’s Machina/The Machines of God LP.
The news comes with a sweetener in the form of the brand new single, ‘Beguiled’, which you can check out below.
The Smashing Pumpkins – ‘Beguiled
It also coincides with the announcement of Corgan’s new podcast series, Thirty-Three with William Patrick Corgan, which has just launched on iHeartRadio. The first two episodes are online now and feature two additional unreleased tracks from the forthcoming album.
As for when you can expect to hear the Pumpkins’ new rock opus, each “act” of eleven songs will come out every eleven weeks on digital streaming platforms, to coincide with the podcast. Here’s the schedule:
- Tuesday, 15th November, 2022
- Tuesday, 31st January, 2023
- Friday, 21st April, 2023
A special edition boxset featuring all 33 album tracks, plus 10 additional unreleased songs, will also be released on the same day that Act 3 drops. You can pre-order ATUM right here, right now.
Billy Corgan 2022 | Credit: Terence Patrick/CBS via Getty ImagesMeanwhile, The Smashing Pumpkins are preparing to embark on a gargantuan tour of North America. Hopefully this new album announcement means an Australian tour won’t be far behind.
Further Reading
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