Smashing Pumpkins Announce New Album, Release New Music Video "Beguiled"

The Smashing Pumpkins have unveiled a brand new track titled “Beguiled”, the first release from their upcoming new album Atum (pronounced as “Autumn”). The band’s twelfth studio album will act as a sequel to 1995’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and 2000’s Machina/The Machines of God.

Atum will be a 3-part album consisting of 33 tracks, all written by vocalist/guitarist Billy Corgan over the last four years. The album will be released in three parts, with eleven songs available every eleven weeks. Act 1 will be released on November 15th, 2022, Act 2 will be released on January 31st, 2023, and Act 3 will be released on April 21st, 2023. Along with Act 3, a special edition box set featuring all tracks plus ten unreleased songs will be available. You can pre-order/pre-save the album here.

You can check out the artwork for Atum below, along with the music video for “Beguiled”. The band is gearing up to hit the road for an extensive North American tour, with support from Jane’s Addiction. The tour kicks off on October 2nd in Dallas, TX, and will feature a Bay Area stop at San Francisco’s Chase Center. Poppy and Meg Myers will support on select dates. Find tickets here.

Main Photo Credit: Paul Elledge