Cotillions (album)

Cotillions
Studio album by
William Patrick Corgan
ReleasedNovember 22, 2019 (2019-11-22)
Recorded2018–2019
GenreAmericana
Length62:05
Label
  • Martha's Music
  • BMG
ProducerBilly Corgan
William Patrick Corgan chronology
Ogilala
(2017) 		Cotillions
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.3/10[4]
Metacritic68/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork6.4/10[1]
Consequence of SoundB−[2]
Kerrang!3/5 [5]
NME3/5 [6]

Cotillions is the third solo album by American musician and Smashing Pumpkins vocalist Billy Corgan (under his full name, William Patrick Corgan).[7] It was released on November 22, 2019.[8] The songs on the album were reportedly written in 2017 during a month-long journey Corgan took across America.[9] There was enough material to allow for a 17-track double album.[10] Corgan has said this album is a "true labor of love" in an Instagram post about Cotillions, expressing his gratitude towards his fans and his disdain of the mass media, while also being grateful of living in a "different world", where "an artist can speak directly to you without the filter of mass media shaping your heart and opinions before you've even had a chance to decide whether this music speaks to you."[11]

  1. ^ Berman, Stuart (December 3, 2019). "William Patrick Corgan: Cotillions Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Clark, Tyler (November 27, 2019). "William Patrick Corgan Goes from Zero to Cowboy on the Heartfelt Cotillions". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "Cotillions by William Patrick Corgan". Metacritic. January 30, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "William Patrick Corgan - Cotillions by". AnyDecentMusic?. January 30, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  5. ^ Ruskell, Nick (December 5, 2019). "Album review: William Patrick Corgan – Cotillions". Kerrang!. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  6. ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (November 26, 2019). "Smashing Pumpkins frontman's solo album is a mixed bag". NME. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Billy Corgan Calls New Solo Album 'Cotillions' a "Labor of Love"". November 1, 2019.
  8. ^ "Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan Announces New Album Cotillions". Pitchfork.
  9. ^ "Smashing Pumpkins frontman's solo album is a mixed bag". November 26, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  10. ^ "Billy Corgan Announces New Double Album COTILLIONS". November 1, 2019.
  11. ^ "WilliamPatrickCorgan on Instagram: "COTILLIONS: NOV 22, this double album, a true labor of love, is available on all digital platforms. All you have to do is pre-subscribe so…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.