The Smashing Pumpkins' Oceania Now Available In Stores

The Smashing Pumpkins have released their seventh studio album Oceania.  Part of their 44-song work-in-progress Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, Oceania is “an album within an album” and was created by the band as an immerse album experience for listeners.  All 13 tracks premiered simultaneously to fans and critics alike the week before release, with no specific single chosen to herald the new album.

Oceania was recorded at singer/guitarist Billy Corgan’’s private studio in Chicago with his bandmates: guitarist Jeff Schroeder, drummer Mike Byrne and bassist/vocalist Nicole Fiorentino. The album is streaming in full at SPOceania.com and from SmashingPumpkins.com, where fans can sign up for the Smashing Pumpkins Record Club for the latest news and updates.  Oceania is available now, in stores and online (iTunes / Amazon / SP.com).

The Smashing Pumpkins Reach Out to Fans For Oceania Inspired Artwork

Imagine Oceania. That’s what The Smashing Pumpkins are asking their fans to do for the 13 songs on their new album Oceania, out June 19 via Martha’s Music/EMI Label Services/Caroline Distribution. Longtime fans of the visual arts, including their groundbreaking music videos and memorable album covers/packaging, The Smashing Pumpkins want to inspire creativity and evoke ones personal vision for each song, simply based on the title.
 
That’s the idea behind their new social media endeavor, whereby fans can create their own imagery for any of the album’s 13 songs, tag them with #SPoceania and share them with each other via Instagram, Pinterest, Deviantart, Facebook and Twitter. The Smashing Pumpkins will also share, like, repost and repin on the official Smashing Pumpkins social sites, while some images may end up on the official website.
 
Artists can utilize photos, designs, paintings and words to imagine their own vision of the songs on Oceania,  including “Quasar,” “Panopticon,” “The Celestials,” “Violet Rays,” “One Diamond, One Heart,” “Pinwheels,” and “Pale Horse” (full track listing below). For more information on the campaign, go to the official Imagine Oceania page at smashingpumpkins.com/oceania/imagine-oceania.
 
The Smashing Pumpkins also teamed up with photo specialty blog JPGMAG.com to create their first ever photography challenge series. Fans submit photos for each of the 13 song title challenges, and one photograph from each challenge will be chosen and compiled into a limited edition print-on-demand canvas poster signed by the group.
 
Fans can preorder Oceania now on iTunes (Digital) – http://bit.ly/KCDWTL, Amazon (CD) – http://amzn.to/LcK4n7, Insound (LP) - http://bit.ly/JKXaKq, and via the Smashing Pumpkins website.
 
Oceania was recorded at singer/guitarist BILLY CORGAN’s private studio in Chicago with his bandmates: guitarist JEFF SCHROEDER, drummer MIKE BYRNE and bassist/vocalist NICOLE FIORENTINO.  The powerful 13-song collection (see track listing below) was produced by Corgan and Bjorn Thorsrud and mixed by David Bottrill.  Marking THE SMASHING PUMPKINS’ 7th studio record, it is “an album within an album,” part of their 44-song work-in-progress TEARGARDEN BY KALEIDYSCOPE.
 
Oceania track listing:
Quasar
Panopticon
The Celestials
Violet Rays
My Love is Winter
One Diamond, One Heart
Pinwheels
Oceania
Pale Horse
The Chimera
Glissandra
Inkless
Wildflower

The Smashing Pumpkins announce new album, "Oceania"

The Smashing Pumpkins have created one of the most acclaimed bodies of work in musical history, having sold more than 30 million albums and won multiple Grammy awards in the process. The band have recently unveiled the album cover artwork for their 7th studio album Oceania, which is due out June 19th via Martha’s Music/EMI Label Services/Caroline Distribution. The hauntingly beautiful image (above) was photographed by Richard Shay, son of Chicago legend Art Shay.

Oceania was recorded at singer/guitarist Billy Corgan’s private studio in Chicago with his band mates: guitarist Jeff Schroeder, drummer Mike Byrne, and bassist/vocalist Nicole Fiorentino. The powerful 13-song collection (full tracklisting below) was produced by Corgan and Bjorn Thorsrud (a frequent collaborator with both the Pumpkins and Zwan) and mixed by David Bottrill. As part of their 44-song work-in-progress, Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, Oceania is “an album within an album.”

"From a production standpoint I was dead set on making an album where every song was just as valuable as any other, ignoring the typical claptrap you hear about needing a single." said Corgan on recording Oceania before signing on with a label for the release. “The only way to make the case that every song on Oceania is worth hearing is to put your heart into the sequence as a cohesive whole.”

In touring news, The Pumpkins will be headlining the sold-out Splendour in the Grass festival July 27th-29th in Australia at Byron Bay’s Belongil Fields. They will also headline a string of shows in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe (schedule below).

For more on The Smashing Pumpkins, visit their official site at smashingpumpkins.com.

Oceania Tracklisting:
Quasar
Panopticon
The Celestials
Violet Rays
My Love is Winter
One Diamond, One Heart
Pinwheels
Oceania
Pale Horse
The Chimera
Glissandra
Inkless
Wildflower

Tour Dates:
May 26 - Rock in Rio Lisbon
July 26 – Challenge Stadium, Perth
July 29 – Splendour in the Grass
July 31 – Entertainment Centre – Sydney
Aug 2 – Hisense Arena – Melbourne
Aug 4 – Trusts Stadium Arena – Auckland, NZ