After a series of special anniversary shows and a tour of the US, The Smashing Pumpkins previously announced their new album. Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. is due out on November 16 on Corgan’s own Martha’s Music under exclusive license to Napalm Records via a strategic worldwide partnership. Watch the new video for ‘Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)’, directed by Corgan and his longtime visual collaborator Linda Strawberry, the clip is a beautifully crafted riff on cult horror movie conventions. The video sees Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin and Jeff Schroeder challenged to spend the night in a haunted house by smarmy radio host Jackie Cherry, played by Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath. Continue reading →
Smashing Pumpkins have surprise dropped a new single and lyric video for the track ‘Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)’. The band also just finished shooting a music video for ‘Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)’ with Billy Corgan as the director. The single comes from the forthcoming new Pumpkins album, their first in over 18 years with ¾ of the original lineup, Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / Lp: No Past. No Future. No Sun. Whew! That’s a mouthful! The album will release from Corgan’s own label Martha’s Music, under exclusive license to Napalm Records via a strategic worldwide partnership. The LP is available for preorder starting today at the links below.
Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / Lp: No Past. No Future. No Sun. track listing:
1. Knights of Malta
2. Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)
3. Travels
4. Solara
5. Alienation
6. Marchin’ On
7. With Sympathy
8. Seek And You Shall Destroy
Smashing Pumpkins are:
Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, with Jeff Schroeder.
The single ‘Solara’ released over the summer is not on the album but is available for purchase now from the band and all DSP’s. This fall, the band will perform in London, UK, and Bologna, IT, before returning to Chicago, IL for a special 30th-anniversary series performance for WKQX’s The Nights We Stole Christmas. Tickets for the band’s upcoming live dates are available now.
The Smashing Pumpkins 2018 Tour Dates
October 16, 2018 – London, UK – Wembley Arena (with Myrkur)
October 18, 2018- Bologna, IT – Unipol Arena (with Myrkur)
