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In the moment that Smashing Pumpkins currently find themselves – three-quarters reunioned, confident, dare one even say comfortable – there’s joy to be heard throughout, as they turn over rocks and see what they can find. And, truly, that’s a very traditional Smashing Pumpkins way of doing things.
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It's another epic statement rife with troubled beauty, presented from a slightly different angle but true to the spirit of longing and restless wonder that has defined the Smashing Pumpkins for over 30 years.
73
For the most part, it’s a Human League-like synth-pop behemoth, rich in evocative, magickal lyricism, and functions as the soundtrack to their animated YouTube series In Ashes. In short: there’s more here than meets the superficial gaze of two eyes.
70
‘Cyr’ is, of course, far too long and more pretentious than a Met Gala soiree, but the innate contradiction between the essence of The Smashing Pumpkins and the music they have decided to make does keep the listener engaged for much longer than it has any right to.
70
The mystical imagery of phoenixes, devils and ancient kings trace a through line to the Pumpkins’ roots in the sweeping and epic, while the album’s electro-pop clarity highlights Corgan’s sharpest collection of melodies in some years.
60
Corgan has undoubtedly created the “contemporary record” he so craved; it’s far better than anything Corgan produced when he was running with the Pumpkins name on his own.
60
With such a hefty run time, it’s difficult to really tap into the heart of ‘Cyr’.
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CYR, their 11th studio album, features original members James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin, who returned to the fold in 2018. Yet even that isn’t enough to reignite a spark that, during their Nineties heyday, earned the band four consecutive platinum albums.
50
Most of the material just hovers around the same tempo, tone, lyrical style and sound dynamics, robbing the listener of any sort of emotional peaks or valleys that are so important when floating a double album.
40
Once revered for their raw imagination, powerful drumming, and ubiquitous sound, the Pumpkins are now a shadow of their former selves, releasing music into the void just for a cheque.
20
Flat and uninspiring tunes follow dreary and unmemorable dirges almost without pause for great swathes of the 70 minutes or so of Smashing Pumpkins’ latest effort.
i dont know what this album is but i have a new epic porfile pitcure. Comment if you like and think its epic
I've come here to say the Smashing Pumpkins need to retire and that you guys should stream The Signal by Elitimesfour.
I think it's commendable that The Smashing Pumpkins have consistently released music over the last thirty years, which is a feat few bands from the 90's have been able to accomplish. At now eleven albums over the course of those thirty years the longest gap they have had in releases was a seven year stint between 2000 and 2007 when they were broken up, and otherwise albums take at most five years to follow up. That dedication and long-term commitment speaks to members like Jimmy Chamberlin and ... read more
My cat threw up all over me and my bed fourty minutes ago, causing me to nearly vomit myself. Cleaning that up was more enjoyable than this entire album.
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The Smashing Pumpkins Share New Songs “Anno Satana” and “Birch Grove” 
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The Smashing Pumpkins announce new double album Cyr 
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Track List
- The Colour of Love
- Confessions of a Dopamine Addict
- Cyr
- Dulcet in E
- Wrath
- Ramona
- Anno Satana
- Birch Grove
- Wyttch
- Starrcraft
- Purple Blood
- Save Your Tears
- Telegenix
- Black Forest, Black Hills
- Adrennalynne
- Haunted
- The Hidden Sun
- Schaudenfreud
- Tyger, Tyger
- Minerva
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1w
Well, no surprise here. "Good" old Uncle Fester has been sucking hard since the days I was still in high school. I don't know what happened to this guy, it seems he lost all his creativity overnight somewhere around the late '90s to never regain it again. But somehow he won't give up. The singles I've heard sound as alive and vibrant as my long dead grandmother's corpse.
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Added on: September 18, 2020