Smashing Pumpkins stream their new album via iTunes 

The Smashing Pumpkins new album  Monuments to an Elegy won’t be released until December 9th, but fans can get a sneak peek all this week with a free stream on iTunes First Play Radio.

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Monuments is the first album since the band’s 2012 effort Oceania, and the first release to feature Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee on drums. Also on hand is Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder. The album is produced by Howard Willing, who previously worked on the 1998 album Adore.

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First impressions on my end, is that Corgan sounds refreshed and there are some definite sonic hooks throughout, in particular on Tiberius, One and All , Dorian and Drum and Fife.

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And while it may be a solo effort in the eyes of many (as Corgan is the sole original member) it provides that he still has some life left in him beyond rants against Anderson Cooper (justified IMHO) and owning a wrestling ring. It will be interesting to compare the album with Day For Night, the album the band has in the pipeline for 2015.

So take a listen and tell us your thoughts on Monuments to an Elegy? I’ll have a full review up later this week, followed shortly afterwards with a ranking of the band’s albums from best to worst. We shall see where this album falls in the pecking order.

Below is the full track listing:

Monuments To An Elegy Tracklist:
01. Tiberius
02. Being Beige
03. Anaise!
04. One and All (We Are)
05. Run2Me
06. Drum + Fife
07. Monuments
08. Dorian
09. Anti-Hero

You can pre-order the Smashing Pumpkins album Monuments to an Elegy via iTunes and Amazon below:

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