Cotillions
Cotillions is the third solo album by American musician and Smashing Pumpkins vocalist Billy Corgan (under the 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]
| Cotillions | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 22, 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2018–2019 | |||
| Genre | Americana | |||
| Length | 62:05 | |||
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| Producer | Billy Corgan | |||
| William Patrick Corgan chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.3[1] |
| Metacritic | 68[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | 6.4/10[3] |
| Consequence of Sound | B-[4] |
| Kerrang! | 3/5 [5] |
| NME | 3/5 [6] |
Tracklisting
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "To Scatter One's Own" | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Hard Times" | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Jubilee" | 5:04 |
| 4. | "Fragile, The Spark" | 2:43 |
| 5. | "Cotillions" | 5:09 |
| 6. | "Faithless Darlin'" | 3:01 |
| 7. | "Colosseum" | 3:34 |
| 8. | "Martinets" | 2:56 |
| 9. | "Buffalo Boys" | 2:55 |
| 10. | "Dancehall" | 4:33 |
| 11. | "Cri de Coeur" | 3:56 |
| 12. | "Like Lambs" | 3:39 |
| 13. | "Rider" | 3:01 |
| 14. | "Apologia" | 3:08 |
| 15. | "Neptulius" | 4:09 |
| 16. | "6+7" | 4:15 |
| 17. | "Anon" | 2:08 |
| Total length: | 62:05 | |
References
- "William Patrick Corgan - Cotillions by". AnyDecentMusic?date=January 30, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- "Cotillions by William Patrick Corgan". Metacriticdate=January 30, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- Berman, Stuart (December 3, 2019). "William Patrick Corgan: Cotillions Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- Clark, Tyler (November 27, 2019). "William Patrick Corgan Goes from Zero to Cowboy on the Heartfelt Cotillions". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- Ruskell, Nick (December 5, 2019). "Album review: William Patrick Corgan – Cotillions". Kerrang!. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- Aubrey, Elizabeth (November 26, 2019). "Smashing Pumpkins frontman's solo album is a mixed bag". NME. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- "Billy Corgan Calls New Solo Album 'Cotillions' a "Labor of Love"". November 1, 2019.
- "Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan Announces New Album Cotillions". Pitchfork.
- "Smashing Pumpkins frontman's solo album is a mixed bag". November 26, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- "Billy Corgan Announces New Double Album COTILLIONS". November 1, 2019.
- "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.