Monuments to an Elegy

Monuments to an Elegy
Studio album by
The Smashing Pumpkins
ReleasedDecember 9, 2014 (2014-12-09)
RecordedMarch–July 2014
Genre
Length32:35
LabelMartha's Music
Producer
The Smashing Pumpkins chronology
Oceania
(2012) 		Monuments to an Elegy
(2014) 		Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.
(2018)
Singles from Monuments to an Elegy
  1. "Being Beige"
    Released: October 20, 2014
  2. "One and All (We Are)"
    Released: November 5, 2014
  3. "Drum + Fife"
    Released: November 20, 2014
  4. "Run2me"
    Released: October 23, 2015

Monuments to an Elegy is the ninth studio album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins,[5] released on December 9, 2014 on Martha's Music. Band leader Billy Corgan noted that—like the band's previous release, Oceania—the album is part of the 34-track music project, Teargarden by Kaleidyscope. [citation needed] It turned out to be the last part of the series due to cancellation of the project in 2018. Corgan and guitarist Jeff Schroeder recorded the album as a duo, with Mötley Crüe's Tommy Lee adding drum parts. This was the last album before the return of original guitarist James Iha and drummer Chamberlin in 2018.

The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, but sold poorly compared to the band's previous albums, peaking at number 33 in the U.S. and number 59 in the U.K., thus making it (at the time) their lowest charting album in both regions since their debut, Gish (1991).

  1. ^ Cohen, Ian (December 8, 2014). "The Smashing Pumpkins – Monuments to an Elegy". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  2. ^ Florino, Rick. "Album Review: Smashing Pumpkins "Monuments To An Elegy"". Artist Direct. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  3. ^ Unterberger, Andrew (December 10, 2014). "Review: Smashing Pumpkins' Satisfyingly Unambitious 'Monuments to an Elegy'". Spin. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference rolling stone review was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Blistein, Jon. "Smashing Pumpkins to Release 2 Albums, 'Monuments to an Elegy' and 'Day for Night,' in 2015". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 May 2014.