The Smashing Pumpkins return with new single ‘Beguiled’, detail epic three-part album ‘ATUM’
nme.comThe Smashing Pumpkins have returned with the first preview of their long-teased 12th album, a rocking new single titled ‘Beguiled’.Following the synth-pop detour that defined the Pumpkins’ last record, 2020’s ‘CYR’, ‘Beguiled’ marks a return to the band’s crunchy, guitar-driven rock sound.
It was premiered last night (September 18) with a livestreamed performance on the band’s TikTok account.The band will also perform ‘Beguiled’ live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this Friday (September 23).
Have a listen to ‘Beguiled’ below:‘Beguiled’ is the lead single from The Smashing Pumpkins’ forthcoming 12th studio album, ‘ATUM: A Rock Opera In Three Acts’, which will be released in sections over the next seven months.
Each act will comprise 11 tracks, with the first due to be released on November 15. The second act will then arrive on January 31 2023, with the final act set to land on April 21.The songs themselves will be drip-fed to fans on a weekly basis, however, with frontman Billy Corgan launching a podcast, Thirty-Three (named for the total number of songs on ‘ATUM’) to explore the story behind each track.
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