Photo by Jason Renaud
The Smashing Pumpkins, the legendary, two-time Grammy-winning alternative rock band, have announced that they will release their new album, Aghori Mhori Mei, on August 2nd. Their 13th album, Aghori Mhori Mei, is a testament to the prolific nature of frontman Billy Corgan’s work over the past decade. Last year, the band released the third and final chapter of their epic, adventurous rock opera, ATUM, a sequel to 1995’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and 2000’s Machina / The Machine Of God. While some artists might take a breather after producing an ambitious, critically acclaimed triple album, Corgan immediately returned to the studio to write, produce and record the 10-track album. Corgan, who is prolific creatively, had declared that he would release a new album in 2024, and the band has completed recording the album “Aghori Mhori Mei” while on an extensive tour.
“In writing the songs for the new album, I was intrigued by the old adage, ‘you can never go home again,'” Corgan says. “Personally I believe that’s true, but I thought, what if we just tried? Not as a sentimental look back at the past, but as a way of moving forward. We were trying, with success or failure, to determine whether the way we made music circa 1990-1996 still felt distinctly inspiring today.”
The new album is the first album produced by the new band after the departure of the previous guitarist Jeff Schroeder. It is a 10-song, 45-minute work. New guitarist Kiki Wong will join the North American tour starting at the end of July.
Album teaser video
“AGHORI MHORI MEI – NEW ALBUM AVAILABLE AUGUST 2”
Billy Corgan (excerpt from teaser video)
“We’ve been playing this rock ‘n’ roll game for 36 years, succumbing to other people’s judgments about what the first song should be, what the first statement should be, for that one moment. We felt the right way to listen to this album was as a complete body of work. Ten songs, about 45 minutes. We want our fans to decide if what we’ve accomplished is what we set out to do, if we’ve got it back to where we started. If this album has allowed us to come home again.”
“James Iha on the new album and The Smashing Pumpkins”
James Iha (excerpt from teaser video)
“It feels good. Standing on stage and playing with the original band members feels natural, like riding a bike. It’s a good reincarnation of the band, and we’re still full of power and energy. I think we’ve always been different to other bands, the songs Billy writes and the way the band plays. The dynamics of the songs, heavy, quiet and everything in between, cover a lot of different styles and have a unique sound.”
ABOUT THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
When Smashing Pumpkins first appeared in 1988, the world was astonished by their sound when they first heard it. They covered genres such as rock, pop, shoegaze, metal, goth, psyche, and electronic music, creating a kaleidoscope of sound with sweet melodies, distorted distortion, dramatic orchestras, inciting guitars, rich songwriting ability, and solid hooks. From the beginning, they played a unique and innovative sound, and that hasn’t changed even now. To date, they have sold more than 30 million albums worldwide and won two Grammy Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, and an American Music Award. They have built a glorious history with albums such as “Gish” (1991) certified as 1 million platinum discs, “Siamese Dream” (1993) certified as 4 million platinum discs, “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness” (1995) certified as 10 million diamond discs, “Adore” (1998) certified as 1 million platinum discs, and “Machina / The Machine Of Gold” (2000) certified as 500,000 gold discs. In 2018, they held one of their most successful tours, “The Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour”, and released the album “Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.” In 2020, they released their previous album “Cyr”, a double disc set that will be their 11th full-length album. In 2023, he released his 12th new album, “ATUM: A Rock Opera In Three Acts,” consisting of three acts. And now, on August 2, 2024, he will release his 13th new album, “Aghori Mhori Mei.”
release information
The Smashing Pumpkins
New album: Aghori Mhori Mei
Released on August 2, 2024
Label: Martha’s Music
Streaming link:https://orcd.co/aghorimhorimei
Tracklist:
1. Edin
2. Pentagrams
3. Sighommi
4. Pentecost
5. War Dreams Of Itself
6. Who Goes There
7. 999
8. Goeth The Fall
9. Sicarus
10. Murnau
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