JamBase — Release Day Picks this week highlights new albums by Mark Knopfler, Mumford & Sons, Ryley Walker, The Good, The Bad & The Queen, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Anderson .Paak, The Infamous Stringdusters and Smashing Pumpkins. more info
Stereogum — The Smashing Pumpkins has always essentially meant Billy Corgan and whoever was up onstage with him. Corgan was always the band's undisputed creative driving force, but it was nice, for a while, to see him maintaining some semblance of a stable band ... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — The former bandmate of David Bowie, frequent collaborator with Trent Reznor, and pianist for Smashing Pumpkins and others is among those who lost his home in the destructive California wildfires.
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Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Peel away the band dramatics and you're left with an album that stays true to the band's classic sound with the help of legendary producer Rick Rubin. more info
Metalsucks — Billy Corgan's latest effort benefits from having others in the room with him, but he still make some bizarre choices.
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USA Today Music — Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan reunites with his original bandmates for the first time in nearly two decades on new album "Shiny and Oh So Bright," out Friday.
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