{"id":2009326,"date":"2026-06-24T15:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2009326"},"modified":"2026-06-24T15:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T12:00:24","slug":"billy-corgan-promises-two-lps-of-unreleased-zwan-songs-on-the-way-with-60-unheard-tracks-in-the-vault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2009326","title":{"rendered":"Billy Corgan promises \u201ctwo LPs\u201d of unreleased Zwan songs on the way \u2013 with 60 unheard tracks in the vault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/billy-corgan@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Billy Corgan promises \u201ctwo LPs\u201d of unreleased Zwan songs on the way \u2013 with 60 unheard tracks in the vault<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>He also plans to \u201cremix and remaster\u201d all the songs on the \u2018Mary Star Of The Sea\u2019 album<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Liberty Dunworth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-24T16:00:24+01:00\">24th June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/billy-corgan@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Zwan perform live in 2003. CREDIT: Brian Rasic\/Getty Images\" title=\"billy-corgan-zwan@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Zwan perform live in 2003. CREDIT: Brian Rasic\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Billy Corgan has promised that there are \u201ctwo LPs\u201d of unreleased songs from his short-lived band Zwan on the way \u2013 as the band have 60 unheard tracks in the vault.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: <b>Billy Corgan on his new podcast \u2018The Magnificent Others\u2019: \u201cI\u2019d like to celebrate people in the culture who are misunderstood\u201d<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The frontman formed the supergroup in 2001 during a Smashing Pumpkins hiatus, and formed the band alongside Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin as well as A Perfect Circle\u2019s Paz Lenchantin, Slint\u2019s David Pajo and Chavez\u2019s Matt Sweeney.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>They only released one album, 2003\u2019s \u2018Mary Star Of The Sea\u2019, and broke up shortly after. Corgan got back together with Smashing Pumpkins in 2006 and they have been routinely active since then.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023 \u2013 around the 20th anniversary of \u2018Mary Star Of The Sea\u2019 \u2013 Corgan told <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> that there could be some Zwan announcements on the way, revealing that he was \u201cworking on a box set\u201d and had \u201c65 unreleased songs\u201d to toy with.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, he added that he was \u201cnot sure\u201d when it would be released, but did say that he was considering releasing the music in segments \u2013 similar to how Smashing Pumpkins released the three-part rock opera, \u2018ATUM\u2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZ7whlPxbSL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, in a new interview with <em>Stereogum<\/em>, Corgan has provided an update and said that he has decided to revisit all of the \u2018Mary Star Of The Sea\u2019 album, and also potentially drop \u201ctwo more LPs\u201d of the unreleased music.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAll the Zwan songs are gonna be remixed and remastered, that were on the original album \u2018Mary Star of the Sea\u2019, and there will be maybe two more LPs of unreleased tracks,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause there\u2019s so much Zwan stuff, I\u2019m gonna put it out in different sets. Otherwise the boxset would be, like, 20 records long\u2026 and it\u2019s just too much to ask fans to take on,\u201d he added. \u201c60-plus unreleased Zwan songs that have never been released. Not just versions, like other songs. There was a lot of writing in that band.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Mary Star Of The Sea\u2019 was given a four-star review from <em>NME<\/em> when it was first released, which described it as \u201ca euphoric and consistent hour of genetically-tweaked stadium rock that re-establishes Billy Corgan as a great, rather than ridiculous, frontman.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As for Smashing Pumpkins, Corgan has revealed that the 90s alt icons are wanting to be asked to bring their \u2018A Night Of Mellon Collie And Infinite Sadness\u2019 live show to the Las Vegas Sphere, and are also set to co-headline a July 4 concert hosted by bipartisan initiative America250 in Los Angeles, alongside Chris Stapleton.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Corgan held a \u201crequiem\u201d show for his character \u2018Zero\u2019 \u2013 the persona he took on during the time of \u2018Mellon Collie\u2019\u2019s release \u2013 and also confirmed he would be bringing his operatic reimagining of the hit 1995 record with a 60-piece orchestra to the UK later in 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Alternative<\/li>\n<li>Billy Corgan<\/li>\n<li>The Smashing Pumpkins<\/li>\n<li>Zwan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec 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data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Billy Corgan has promised that there are \u201ctwo LPs\u201d of unreleased songs from his short-lived band Zwan on the way \u2013 as the band have 60 unheard tracks in the vault.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: <b>Billy Corgan on his new podcast \u2018The Magnificent Others\u2019: \u201cI\u2019d like to celebrate people in the culture who are misunderstood\u201d<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The frontman formed the supergroup in 2001 during a Smashing Pumpkins hiatus, and formed the band alongside Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin as well as A Perfect Circle\u2019s Paz Lenchantin, Slint\u2019s David Pajo and Chavez\u2019s Matt Sweeney.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>They only released one album, 2003\u2019s \u2018Mary Star Of The Sea\u2019, and broke up shortly after. Corgan got back together with Smashing Pumpkins in 2006 and they have been routinely active since then.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023 \u2013 around the 20th anniversary of \u2018Mary Star Of The Sea\u2019 \u2013 Corgan told <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> that there could be some Zwan announcements on the way, revealing that he was \u201cworking on a box set\u201d and had \u201c65 unreleased songs\u201d to toy with.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, he added that he was \u201cnot sure\u201d when it would be released, but did say that he was considering releasing the music in segments \u2013 similar to how Smashing Pumpkins released the three-part rock opera, \u2018ATUM\u2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZ7whlPxbSL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, in a new interview with <em>Stereogum<\/em>, Corgan has provided an update and said that he has decided to revisit all of the \u2018Mary Star Of The Sea\u2019 album, and also potentially drop \u201ctwo more LPs\u201d of the unreleased music.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAll the Zwan songs are gonna be remixed and remastered, that were on the original album \u2018Mary Star of the Sea\u2019, and there will be maybe two more LPs of unreleased tracks,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause there\u2019s so much Zwan stuff, I\u2019m gonna put it out in different sets. Otherwise the boxset would be, like, 20 records long\u2026 and it\u2019s just too much to ask fans to take on,\u201d he added. \u201c60-plus unreleased Zwan songs that have never been released. Not just versions, like other songs. There was a lot of writing in that band.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Mary Star Of The Sea\u2019 was given a four-star review from <em>NME<\/em> when it was first released, which described it as \u201ca euphoric and consistent hour of genetically-tweaked stadium rock that re-establishes Billy Corgan as a great, rather than ridiculous, frontman.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As for Smashing Pumpkins, Corgan has revealed that the 90s alt icons are wanting to be asked to bring their \u2018A Night Of Mellon Collie And Infinite Sadness\u2019 live show to the Las Vegas Sphere, and are also set to co-headline a July 4 concert hosted by bipartisan initiative America250 in Los Angeles, alongside Chris Stapleton.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Corgan held a \u201crequiem\u201d show for his character \u2018Zero\u2019 \u2013 the persona he took on during the time of \u2018Mellon Collie\u2019\u2019s release \u2013 and also confirmed he would be bringing his operatic reimagining of the hit 1995 record with a 60-piece orchestra to the UK later in 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/billy-corgan-promises-two-lps-of-unreleased-zwan-songs-on-the-way-with-60-unheard-tracks-in-the-vault-3952992&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/billy-corgan@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Billy Corgan promises \u201ctwo LPs\u201d of unreleased Zwan songs on the way \u2013 with 60 unheard tracks in the vault He also plans to \u201cremix and remaster\u201d all the songs on the \u2018Mary Star Of The Sea\u2019 album By Liberty Dunworth 24th June 2026 Zwan perform live in 2003. 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