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Aghori Mhori Mei in Bloomington, MN
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Smashing Pumpkins
evince the romantic sonic pummel of their early work on their twelfth studio album, 2024's
Aghori Mhori Mei
. Much the same could be said of 2023's
Atum
, which was itself a spiritual sequel to both 1995's
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
and 2000's
MACHINA: The Machines of God
. Yet, where
was an unwieldy three-disc production that explored an array of sounds from guitar rock to dreamlike synthscapes,
is an enticingly sinewy listen at ten songs. While not directly connected to any of the band's past recordings, the album's intimations to Hinduism, Greek mythology, and classic horror cinema combined with the guitar-heavy atmosphere certainly evokes classic productions like
Gish
and
Siamese Dream
. Perhaps some of the feeling of a return to
the Pumpkins
' core sound is the presence of original members drummer
Jimmy Chamberlin
and guitarist
James Iha
; the latter returned to the fold in 2018. Gone this time is guitarist
Jeff Schroeder
, who ended his surprisingly long 17-year tenure with the band in 2023. While this is actually
Iha
Chamberlin
's fourth album since reuniting with singer/guitarist
Billy Corgan
, it is the first to feel like a complete return to the
Zeppelin
-esque guitar majesty that drove their initial efforts. This is true even as
Corgan
has long embraced a more Teutonic, grayscale version of the group's gothy, psychedelic rock. That said, much of
sounds a heckuva lot like classic
with searing guitar riffs and roaring melodies delivered in
's distinctive style; his vocals move from wistful coos to throaty sneers in a heartbeat. Tracks like "Edin," "Pentagrams," and "Sighommi" crackle with a dark rock magic, their anthemic melodies spinning on the knife's edge of the band's electric guitar wallop. Equally engaging, cuts like "Who Goes There" and "Goeth the Fall" summon the same kind of bittersweet and cinematic pop grandeur of fan favorite songs like "Today," "Tonight, Tonight," and "1979." Ever the goth poet,
's lyrics often sound (in a good way) like he's cribbing lines he half-remembers from a book of occult esoterica. It's an endearing quality, one that pulls at your emotional inner teenager and conjures images of a younger
scribbling florid verse in notebooks to later burn in the heat of
the Smashing Pumpkins
' rock flame. It's a history he seems to invoke on "Goeth the Fall," singing "Salvation builds that pyre/'Tis plunder for the kids." With
,
have made an album for those grown-up kids, their fans; a rock & roll pyre lit with myth and memory. ~ Matt Collar
evince the romantic sonic pummel of their early work on their twelfth studio album, 2024's
Aghori Mhori Mei
. Much the same could be said of 2023's
Atum
, which was itself a spiritual sequel to both 1995's
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
and 2000's
MACHINA: The Machines of God
. Yet, where
was an unwieldy three-disc production that explored an array of sounds from guitar rock to dreamlike synthscapes,
is an enticingly sinewy listen at ten songs. While not directly connected to any of the band's past recordings, the album's intimations to Hinduism, Greek mythology, and classic horror cinema combined with the guitar-heavy atmosphere certainly evokes classic productions like
Gish
and
Siamese Dream
. Perhaps some of the feeling of a return to
the Pumpkins
' core sound is the presence of original members drummer
Jimmy Chamberlin
and guitarist
James Iha
; the latter returned to the fold in 2018. Gone this time is guitarist
Jeff Schroeder
, who ended his surprisingly long 17-year tenure with the band in 2023. While this is actually
Iha
Chamberlin
's fourth album since reuniting with singer/guitarist
Billy Corgan
, it is the first to feel like a complete return to the
Zeppelin
-esque guitar majesty that drove their initial efforts. This is true even as
Corgan
has long embraced a more Teutonic, grayscale version of the group's gothy, psychedelic rock. That said, much of
sounds a heckuva lot like classic
with searing guitar riffs and roaring melodies delivered in
's distinctive style; his vocals move from wistful coos to throaty sneers in a heartbeat. Tracks like "Edin," "Pentagrams," and "Sighommi" crackle with a dark rock magic, their anthemic melodies spinning on the knife's edge of the band's electric guitar wallop. Equally engaging, cuts like "Who Goes There" and "Goeth the Fall" summon the same kind of bittersweet and cinematic pop grandeur of fan favorite songs like "Today," "Tonight, Tonight," and "1979." Ever the goth poet,
's lyrics often sound (in a good way) like he's cribbing lines he half-remembers from a book of occult esoterica. It's an endearing quality, one that pulls at your emotional inner teenager and conjures images of a younger
scribbling florid verse in notebooks to later burn in the heat of
the Smashing Pumpkins
' rock flame. It's a history he seems to invoke on "Goeth the Fall," singing "Salvation builds that pyre/'Tis plunder for the kids." With
,
have made an album for those grown-up kids, their fans; a rock & roll pyre lit with myth and memory. ~ Matt Collar
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