Aghori Mhori Mei is the upcoming thirteenth studio album by American rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. The album is set to be released digitally on August 2, 2024, through Martha's Music and Thirty Tigers.[1][4]
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| Released | August 2, 2024[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2022–2024[2][3] | |||
| Length | 44:49[4] | |||
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| Producer | Billy Corgan | |||
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The album was written and recorded over a two-year period and is billed as a "rock and roll guitar record".[2] The album will have no singles prior to release.[5]
Background and development
editIn December 2022, Drummer Jimmy Chamberlin posted through his official Instagram account that the band were "back in the studio".[3] In May 2023, Billy Corgan announced that the band had already began work on a follow album to triple album Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts (2022–2023). The band initially recorded 20 songs for the album with Corgan wanting to put out a record with "somewhere in the neighbourhood of 10 to 12 songs".[5] Corgan described the album a "straight up rock and roll guitar record" and stated that "it very much sounds like the ‘Siamese Dream’ / ‘Mellon Collie’ version of the band.[5]
In June 2024, Corgan gave an update on the band having worked on the album for "almost two years now". He described the pressure of recording new material to deadlines, stating that "It's not healthy, but I've gotten used to it through the years". He reiterated that "It's very much a rock, guitar record, old school" and that "old-school fans will be happy, for once".[2]
Promotion and release
editThe album is scheduled for release on August 2, 2024, through Martha's Music and will be distributed digitally through streaming services and digital storefronts initially.[6] Physical copies of the album will be released in the future on exclusive edition Vinyl through frontman Billy Corgan's Chicago tea room Madame ZuZu's.[1] Corgan announced that no singles would be released prior to the album's release, explaining that the band "had to give the knee many times to what is the first song and what is the first statement and let other people judge us by one moment in time. We felt the right way to hear this record was an intact body of work".[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Edin" | 6:47 |
| 2. | "Pentagrams" | 6:26 |
| 3. | "Sighommi" | 2:55 |
| 4. | "Pentecost" | 3:19 |
| 5. | "War Dreams of Itself" | 3:29 |
| 6. | "Who Goes There" | 3:29 |
| 7. | "999" | 5:44 |
| 8. | "Goeth the Fall" | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Sicarus" | 4:15 |
| 10. | "Murnau" | 5:00 |
| Total length: | 44:49 | |
Personnel
editThe Smashing Pumpkins
- Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards
- Jimmy Chamberlin – drums
- James Iha – guitar
Additional personnel
- Katie Cole – backing vocals
- Howard Willing – mixing
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) |
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| Various | August 2, 2024 [1] |
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References
edit- ^ a b c d Kaufman, Gil (July 19, 2024). "Smashing Pumpkins Announce 13th Studio Album, 'Aghori Mhori Mei'". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ a b c Ruskell, Nick (June 4, 2024). "Billy Corgan: "I don't play any songs I don't want to play. I don't care if they're classic or not"'". Kerrang. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "Back in the studio with @smashingpumpkins". Instagram. December 3, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Aghori Mhori Mei - The Smashing Pumpkins". Amazon Music. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ a b c Colothan, Scott (May 4, 2023). "The Smashing Pumpkins working on 'straight up rock album' that echoes 'Siamese Dream' & 'Mellon Collie'". Kerrang. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Kreps, Daniel (July 19, 2024). "Smashing Pumpkins Reveal New Album 'Aghori Mhori Mei' Out in Two Weeks". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ Dunworth, Liberty (July 19, 2024). "Smashing Pumpkins announce 13th album 'Aghori Mhori Mei', out next month". NME. Retrieved July 19, 2024.