On November 15, 2022, “Martha’s Music” and “Thirty Tigers” labels released “Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts”, the twelfth Smashing Pumpkins (The) studio album. The album was released in three separate installments of 11 songs – “Atum: Act One” was released on November 15, 2022, “Atum: Act Two” was released on January 31, 2023, and “Atum: Act Three” was released on May 5, 2023. It was recorded 2020 – 2022, and was produced by Billy Corgan.

Personnel:

• Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards
• James Iha – guitar
• Jeff Schroeder – guitar, keyboards
• Jimmy Chamberlin – drums
• Katie Cole – backing vocals
• Sierra Swan – backing vocals
• Linda Strawberry – backing vocals
• Matt Walker – additional incidental programming

Track listing:

Atum: Act One

1. Atum
2. Butterfly Suite
3. The Good in Goodbye
4. Embracer
5. With Ado I Do
6. Hooligan
7. Steps in Time
8. When Rain Must Fall
9. Beyond the Vale
10. Hooray!
11. The Gold Mask

Atum: Act Two

1. Avalanche
2. Empires
3. Neophyte
4. Moss
5. Night waves
6. Space Age
7. Every Morning
8. To the Grays
9. Beguiled
10. The Culling
11. Springtimes

Atum: Act Three

1. Sojourner
2. That Which Animates the Spirit
3. The Canary Trainer
4. Pacer
5. In Lieu of Failure
6. Cenotaph
7. Harmageddon
8. Fireflies
9. Intergalactic
10. Spellbinding
11. Of Wings

Zodeon at Crystal Hall

1. Simmatar
2. Magdalena
3. Saffron
4. Zope
5. Huzzah
6. Automation
7. Mary Q
8. Burr
9. Excelsior
10. Necromance