Oceania

So the Smashing Pumpkins have become a prog rock band. Who could have known 20 years ago that Billy Corgan’s nasal sneer would float over the guitars of ‘The Celestials’ (yes, that’s the actual name of one of these songs), or that the Chicago band would release an album-within-an-album as their ninth release. ‘Oceania’ is a long player that longs for cosmic grandeur — and at times reaches those st

With just one week to go before its release, the Smashing Pumpkins are firing up the anticipation machine by streaming their latest album, ‘Oceania,’ via iTunes. In addition, they have announced an intimate album release show in New York City.