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Listen to Tame Impala’s blissed-out cover of Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘Hummer’ from new tribute album ‘Sending Hearts To All My Dearies’
“Excited to have a great group of contemporary artists covering SP tracks,” the Pumpkins said of the “ambitious” project – which also features Yonaka, Alice Glass, Palaye Royale and more
Tame Impala have shared a cover of Smashing Pumpkins‘ ‘Hummer’ from a new tribute album, ‘Sending Hearts To All My Dearies’. Listen below.
- READ MORE: Tame Impala – ‘Deadbeat’ review: lyrical inertia bogs down Kevin Parker’s psych-rave meditation on adulthood
The blissed-out rendition of Billy Corgan and co’s 1993 track – from their second studio record, ‘Siamese Dream’ – will open the 15-track covers LP, which was co-signed and personally titled by Corgan himself.
Other acts featured across the collection include Yonaka (‘Today’), Palaye Royale (‘Bullet With Butterfly Wings’), Barns Courtney (‘1979’), Alice Glass (‘Drown’) and Starbenders (‘Tonight, Tonight’).
“‘Siamese Dream’ was the soundtrack to my high school years and ‘Hummer’ is the song that takes me back there in the most potent way,” explained Tame Impala leader Kevin Parker.
His fresh take on the classic tune sees the artist return to his old psych-rock sound. In the second half of the six-minute cover, we hear a more subdued, sparse and cleaner side of Parker’s sound. Tune in here:
‘Sending Hearts To All My Dearies – A Tribute To The Smashing Pumpkins’ is described as an “ambitious” album, “celebrating one of the most influential catalogues in modern rock history”.
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It is due for release digitally on August 14 via Sumerian Records, ahead of a deluxe 2xLP vinyl edition (featuring multiple exclusive multi-colour variants set) coming on October 16. Pre-order/pre-save here.
“Excited to have a great group of contemporary artists covering SP tracks,” the Pumpkins wrote on social media. “Go stream Tame Impala’s version of ‘Hummer’ now.”
An official description reads: “More than a tribute album, ‘Sending Hearts To All My Dearies’ serves as a conversation between generations of artists, with musicians shaped by The Smashing Pumpkins’ fearless songwriting, experimentation, and emotional honesty paying homage through reinterpretation and new perspective.”
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“More than three decades after redefining alternative rock, the band’s music continues to inspire artists and audiences alike, making this collection both a celebration of their enduring legacy and a reminder that truly great songs never stop evolving,” it adds.
Corgan once called ‘Siamese Dream’ his “middle finger to the indie world”. He explained “As dark a records as ‘Siamese Dream’ is, there’s a lot of fun in it, it’s almost like we’re kind of laughing at how stupid the whole thing is. It’s like, here’s my pop song about suicide and here’s my epic song about child abuse…”
The full tracklist for ‘Sending Hearts To All My Dearies – A Tribute To The Smashing Pumpkins’ is:
1. Tame Impala – ‘Hummer’
2. Yonaka – ‘Today’
3. The Midnight – ‘Tonight, Tonight’
4. Carpenter Brut – ‘Cherub Rock’
5. Barns Courtney – ‘1979’
6. Meg Myers – ‘Eye’
7. Palaye Royale – ‘Bullet With Butterfly Wings’
8. Between The Buried And Me – ‘Jellybelly’
9. Alice Glass – ‘Drown’
10. Starbenders – ‘Tonight, Tonight’
11. Nita Strauss – ‘1979’
12. Bones UK – ‘Cherub Rock’
13. Moon Taxi – ‘Thirty Three’
14. Des Rocs – ‘Bullet With Butterfly Wings’
15. Urban Heat – ‘Ava Adore’
Tame Impala’s fifth full-length album, ‘Deadbeat’, was released last autumn. Parker later won a Grammy for the single ‘End Of Summer’ in the Best Dance/Electronic Recording category.
He toured in the US to showcase his latest LP, ahead of bringing the ‘Deadbeat’ tour to the UK and Europe earlier this year.
During a gig in Paris in May, Tame Impala performed a live version of ‘Neverender’ with Justice. The French electronic duo first appeared at the concert as the surprise opening act. Then, at London’s O2, Parker invited Dua Lipa to the stage to sing ‘Houdini’ – taken from Lipa’s 2024 album ‘Radical Optimism’, which Parker produced.
In other news, Billy Corgan has said Smashing Pumpkins are keen to bring their ‘A Night Of Mellon Collie And Infinite Sadness’ live show to the Las Vegas Sphere. “It’s a no-doubter for us,” he explained. “We just haven’t been asked yet.”
Meanwhile, the group will co-headline a July 4 concert hosted by bipartisan initiative America250 in Los Angeles, alongside Chris Stapleton.
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Tame Impala have shared a cover of Smashing Pumpkins‘ ‘Hummer’ from a new tribute album, ‘Sending Hearts To All My Dearies’. Listen below.
- READ MORE: Tame Impala – ‘Deadbeat’ review: lyrical inertia bogs down Kevin Parker’s psych-rave meditation on adulthood
The blissed-out rendition of Billy Corgan and co’s 1993 track – from their second studio record, ‘Siamese Dream’ – will open the 15-track covers LP, which was co-signed and personally titled by Corgan himself.
Other acts featured across the collection include Yonaka (‘Today’), Palaye Royale (‘Bullet With Butterfly Wings’), Barns Courtney (‘1979’), Alice Glass (‘Drown’) and Starbenders (‘Tonight, Tonight’).
“‘Siamese Dream’ was the soundtrack to my high school years and ‘Hummer’ is the song that takes me back there in the most potent way,” explained Tame Impala leader Kevin Parker.
His fresh take on the classic tune sees the artist return to his old psych-rock sound. In the second half of the six-minute cover, we hear a more subdued, sparse and cleaner side of Parker’s sound. Tune in here:
‘Sending Hearts To All My Dearies – A Tribute To The Smashing Pumpkins’ is described as an “ambitious” album, “celebrating one of the most influential catalogues in modern rock history”.
Recommended
It is due for release digitally on August 14 via Sumerian Records, ahead of a deluxe 2xLP vinyl edition (featuring multiple exclusive multi-colour variants set) coming on October 16. Pre-order/pre-save here.
“Excited to have a great group of contemporary artists covering SP tracks,” the Pumpkins wrote on social media. “Go stream Tame Impala’s version of ‘Hummer’ now.”
An official description reads: “More than a tribute album, ‘Sending Hearts To All My Dearies’ serves as a conversation between generations of artists, with musicians shaped by The Smashing Pumpkins’ fearless songwriting, experimentation, and emotional honesty paying homage through reinterpretation and new perspective.”
View this post on Instagram
“More than three decades after redefining alternative rock, the band’s music continues to inspire artists and audiences alike, making this collection both a celebration of their enduring legacy and a reminder that truly great songs never stop evolving,” it adds.
Corgan once called ‘Siamese Dream’ his “middle finger to the indie world”. He explained “As dark a records as ‘Siamese Dream’ is, there’s a lot of fun in it, it’s almost like we’re kind of laughing at how stupid the whole thing is. It’s like, here’s my pop song about suicide and here’s my epic song about child abuse…”
The full tracklist for ‘Sending Hearts To All My Dearies – A Tribute To The Smashing Pumpkins’ is:
1. Tame Impala – ‘Hummer’
2. Yonaka – ‘Today’
3. The Midnight – ‘Tonight, Tonight’
4. Carpenter Brut – ‘Cherub Rock’
5. Barns Courtney – ‘1979’
6. Meg Myers – ‘Eye’
7. Palaye Royale – ‘Bullet With Butterfly Wings’
8. Between The Buried And Me – ‘Jellybelly’
9. Alice Glass – ‘Drown’
10. Starbenders – ‘Tonight, Tonight’
11. Nita Strauss – ‘1979’
12. Bones UK – ‘Cherub Rock’
13. Moon Taxi – ‘Thirty Three’
14. Des Rocs – ‘Bullet With Butterfly Wings’
15. Urban Heat – ‘Ava Adore’
Tame Impala’s fifth full-length album, ‘Deadbeat’, was released last autumn. Parker later won a Grammy for the single ‘End Of Summer’ in the Best Dance/Electronic Recording category.
He toured in the US to showcase his latest LP, ahead of bringing the ‘Deadbeat’ tour to the UK and Europe earlier this year.
During a gig in Paris in May, Tame Impala performed a live version of ‘Neverender’ with Justice. The French electronic duo first appeared at the concert as the surprise opening act. Then, at London’s O2, Parker invited Dua Lipa to the stage to sing ‘Houdini’ – taken from Lipa’s 2024 album ‘Radical Optimism’, which Parker produced.
In other news, Billy Corgan has said Smashing Pumpkins are keen to bring their ‘A Night Of Mellon Collie And Infinite Sadness’ live show to the Las Vegas Sphere. “It’s a no-doubter for us,” he explained. “We just haven’t been asked yet.”
Meanwhile, the group will co-headline a July 4 concert hosted by bipartisan initiative America250 in Los Angeles, alongside Chris Stapleton.
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