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The album's songs are predominantly performed on acoustic guitar, piano and strings, contrasting with much of Corgan's other work. Corgan used an old Yamaha grand piano in the recordings. The song "Processional" marks the first time since The Smashing Pumpkins' break-up in 2000 that Corgan has collaborated with the band's then-former guitarist James Iha.
A 41-minute short film, Pillbox, was released with the album. It was written by Corgan and co-directed, edited and colored by Linda Strawberry. The 58-minute live video Neath The Darkest Eves would be released the following December, also in support of Ogilala, and was reissued on vinyl in June 2023.
Corgan told Pitchfork: "Having written the songs for voice and guitar, I put myself in Rick's hands to take the music wherever he'd like. Normally I would have done more, and tinkered more on production, but rather Rick put the onus on me to deliver at a molecular level via live takes. The rest was simply a reaction."
AllMusic praised the album, writing "Like the Smashing Pumpkins albums of the 2010s, Ogilala achieves a delicate balance of ambition and craft. At its core, it's a songwriter's album, but it's not a bunch of folky confessionals. No matter the setting, Corgan peddles heartfelt prog rock and here, when his songs are shorn of solos and kept at a human scale, his imagination feels immediate and bracing." Consequence also rated highly. Comparing them to all songs composed by Corgan, they wrote that Ogilala "stands out as his most centered, vulnerable, and soothing music yet."
Ogilala reached #25 on the US Alternative Albums chart, #36 on the Rock Albums chart, and at #183 on the Billboard 200. It also reached #7 on New Zealand's Heatseekers Albums chart, and #89 on Switzerland's national chart.
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The album's songs are predominantly performed on acoustic guitar, piano and strings, contrasting with much of Corgan's other work. Corgan used an old Yamaha grand piano in the recordings. The song "Processional" marks the first time since The Smashing Pumpkins' break-up in 2000 that Corgan has collaborated with the band's then-former guitarist James Iha.
A 41-minute short film, Pillbox, was released with the album. It was written by Corgan and co-directed, edited and colored by Linda Strawberry. The 58-minute live video Neath The Darkest Eves would be released the following December, also in support of Ogilala, and was reissued on vinyl in June 2023.
Corgan told Pitchfork: "Having written the songs for voice and guitar, I put myself in Rick's hands to take the music wherever he'd like. Normally I would have done more, and tinkered more on production, but rather Rick put the onus on me to deliver at a molecular level via live takes. The rest was simply a reaction."
AllMusic praised the album, writing "Like the Smashing Pumpkins albums of the 2010s, Ogilala achieves a delicate balance of ambition and craft. At its core, it's a songwriter's album, but it's not a bunch of folky confessionals. No matter the setting, Corgan peddles heartfelt prog rock and here, when his songs are shorn of solos and kept at a human scale, his imagination feels immediate and bracing." Consequence also rated highly. Comparing them to all songs composed by Corgan, they wrote that Ogilala "stands out as his most centered, vulnerable, and soothing music yet."
Ogilala reached #25 on the US Alternative Albums chart, #36 on the Rock Albums chart, and at #183 on the Billboard 200. It also reached #7 on New Zealand's Heatseekers Albums chart, and #89 on Switzerland's national chart.
https://spcodex.wiki/OgilalaOgilala songs are predominantly performed on acoustic guitar, piano and strings, contrasting with much of Corgan's other work. He used an old Yamaha grand piano. "Processional" marks the first time since SP's break-up in 2000 that Corgan has collaborated with guitarist James Iha.
Corgan told Pitchfork: "Having written the songs for voice and guitar, I put myself in Rick’s hands to take the music wherever he’d like. Normally I would have done more… but Rick put the onus on me to deliver at a molecular level via live takes. The rest was simply a reaction."
AllMusic wrote "Ogilala achieves a delicate balance of ambition and craft. Corgan peddles heartfelt prog rock and here … his imagination feels immediate and bracing." Consequence also rated highly, writing it "stands out as his most centered, vulnerable, and soothing music yet."