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Album Reviews

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

‘Cyr’ finds The Smashing Pumpkins deep in identity crisis

Smashing Pumpkins
Sumerian Records/Courtesy

Cyr is dry and uninspired, lacking the uniqueness The Smashing Pumpkins used to wield when exploring new styles of music.
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Singles

Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Smashing Pumpkins Album

The Smashing Pumpkins entirely disappoint with new singles

“Cyr” and “The Colour of Love” are total duds. These are empty shells of songs, loud enough to be mistaken for having signs of life, lame enough to be mistaken for self-serious parody.
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Columns, Women's Issue 2020

Thursday, April 2, 2020

An ode to female bassists

Why is it so eye-catching and alluring when a band has a female bassist? Because it rarely happens.
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