Billy Corgan Drops By WXRT To Talk New Pumpkins Album — Find Out How You Can Hear It First

June 7, 2012 4:13 PM

Billy Corgan in studio with Terri Hemmert (Photo by: Zack Nechvatal)

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[pullquote quote="Rock and roll is still the most important thing." credit="Billy Corgan"]Billy Corgan is keeping the Smashing Pumpkins‘ forthcoming album, Oceania under lock and key.

He stopped in this morning to talk with WXRT’s Terri Hemmert and explain his strategy for releasing the album. “I trust my fans. We’re going to put the music in their hands and they’re going to march out into the streets and they’re going to say ‘This is a worthy album’ or not.” Coming up on this Tuesday, the 12th, you’ll be able to stream all 13 tracks the album on 93XRT.com before it goes on sale June 19th.

Pumpkins’ manager Peter Katsis, “The Smashing Pumpkins created Oceania as an album experience, and it is intended for the process of the release to follow a path of inclusion, so that best efforts are made for all the fans hear it at the same time as press or radio.”

“The pace of modern life has increased, but getting anyone to sit down and listen to an album, in our case 60 minutes and six seconds, is really a challenge,” Corigan says. “Sometimes things have to be taken into their proper context. Sometimes the music requires a few listens.”

Well, this coming Tuesday, you’ll get that change, either online at 93XRT.com or aboard The Smashing Pumpkins Oceania Cruise — their album listening party.

Billy Corgan In Studio Interview Part 1

Corgan describes the new disc as an “album within an album” and mentions that he “was dead set on making an album where every song was just as valuable as any other.” The Pumpkins worked in an empty movie theater in Sedona during the early winter of 2011 while drafting primary versions of the songs. With a runtime of 60 minutes and six seconds, Billy has dubbed Oceania the “best [Smashing Pumpkins] album in over 15 years and their strongest offering since 1995′s Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness.”

Enter here for your chance to win admission for two on our private listening party for the Smashing Pumpkins‘ new album next Tuesday evening, June 12th on a cruise on Lake Michigan. You’ll be among the first to hear their new album. (Must be 21+) Courtesy of Red Bull and Martha’s Music.

Full Audio: Billy Corgan In Studio Interview

Oceania Trackisting:
“Quasar”
“Panopticon”
“The Celestials”
“Violet Rays”
“My Love Is Winter”
“One Diamond, One Heart”
“Pinwheels”
“Oceania”
“Pale Horse”
“The Chimera”
“Glissandra”
“Inkless”
“Wildflower”

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Mattbult

As a longtime fan since those early metro days, I am very much looking forward to this release! And very nice touch to have the listening party in the city by the lake, in keeping with your unique Chicago venue theme (Zwan at MSI Chicago is still one of my all-time favorite shows)! Hope to see you there, that boat is going to be rockin’!

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Shane Harkness

I have loved the beautiful music of the smashing pumpkins since i walked into a cats music store in 1991 and heard Gish playing in the store. Billy Corgan and the music of the Smashing Pumpkins has been an inspiration to me since that very day. I know so many people from all over, have said this very same thing. I know the odds of my little message actualy getting to the eyes of my very long time hero Billy Corgan are slim to none at best, but if you do see this, I want you to know that you absolutely changed my life and have been and continue to be a positive factor of inspiration every day. I (like so many others) am a songwriter. I live in Memphis TN and I have seen you play live many, many times before. I have never been disapointed. I have bought probably over a dozen copies of every album you have ever released and given them to everyone I know to try and inspire them the way you have me. I know Oceania will be no exception to the wonderful and emotional effort you have put into the beautiful world of the Smashing Pumpkins. I am so grateful to now have yet another part of the Smashing Pumpkins world to explore. I will continue to fight the good fight and spread the word about the new album Oceania. I believe it will prove that Rock & Roll is still alive in our hearts and in our mind. Thank You so much!

Shane Harkness.