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In early 2020, Corgan confirmed that a sequel to ''Shiny Vol. 1'' was in the process of being recorded. He also went back and forth on how many songs would be on the album, starting with 23 songs, and eventually settling on just 20 to be released. Recording was finished early in the year, and had been taking place during 2019 and 2020, with Chamberlin noting, "Once we got a beat on what the record was gonna be, we had this pile of songs and they either translated that to that architecture or they didn’t, and that’s kind of [how we got to] the 20 that we ended up with. They were the best of the best representation of that, ideologically."<ref name="JimmyInterview2">{{cite web|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2020/11/26/jimmy-chamberlin-smashing-pumpkins-interview/|title=Jimmy Chamberlin – ‘Smashing (Out New) Pumpkins Material’|work=Wall of Sound|last=Aaronms|first=Ricky|date=November 26, 2017|accessdate=November 26, 2020}}</ref> While the writing and preparation of the aesthetics of the songs spanned many months, the lyrics were usually written the night before recording them in the studio.<ref name=":0" /> | In early 2020, Corgan confirmed that a sequel to ''Shiny Vol. 1'' was in the process of being recorded. He also went back and forth on how many songs would be on the album, starting with 23 songs, and eventually settling on just 20 to be released. Recording was finished early in the year, and had been taking place during 2019 and 2020, with Chamberlin noting, "Once we got a beat on what the record was gonna be, we had this pile of songs and they either translated that to that architecture or they didn’t, and that’s kind of [how we got to] the 20 that we ended up with. They were the best of the best representation of that, ideologically."<ref name="JimmyInterview2">{{cite web|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2020/11/26/jimmy-chamberlin-smashing-pumpkins-interview/|title=Jimmy Chamberlin – ‘Smashing (Out New) Pumpkins Material’|work=Wall of Sound|last=Aaronms|first=Ricky|date=November 26, 2017|accessdate=November 26, 2020}}</ref> While the writing and preparation of the aesthetics of the songs spanned many months, the lyrics were usually written the night before recording them in the studio.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
Unlike the previous album, produced by [[Rick Rubin]], Corgan self-produced ''Cyr'', pushing himself to record and work outside his comfort zone: "I was trying to bring myself into modernity. I got [[W:Logic Pro|Logic]], I got some beats going, but I just wasn’t feeling it. I started to feel like the Luddite who couldn’t evolve. But then I realized that when I first heard [[W:Siouxsie and the Banshees|Siouxsie and the Banshees]], [[W:Sisters of Mercy|Sisters of Mercy]] and [[W:Joy Division|Joy Division]], they were making very modern music by using the technology that they had at hand. So I had to get inside the choices that they made."<ref name="LATimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-11-24/smashing-pumpkins-billy-corgan-cyr|title=Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan has a lot to say about Spotify, Courtney Love and our ‘dystopia’|work=Los Angeles Times|last=Exposito|first=Suzy|date=November 24, 2017|accessdate=November 26, 2020}}</ref> The band members recorded parts on their typical instruments, with synthesizers being recorded by Corgan | Unlike the previous album, produced by [[Rick Rubin]], Corgan self-produced ''Cyr'', pushing himself to record and work outside his comfort zone: "I was trying to bring myself into modernity. I got [[W:Logic Pro|Logic]], I got some beats going, but I just wasn’t feeling it. I started to feel like the Luddite who couldn’t evolve. But then I realized that when I first heard [[W:Siouxsie and the Banshees|Siouxsie and the Banshees]], [[W:Sisters of Mercy|Sisters of Mercy]] and [[W:Joy Division|Joy Division]], they were making very modern music by using the technology that they had at hand. So I had to get inside the choices that they made."<ref name="LATimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-11-24/smashing-pumpkins-billy-corgan-cyr|title=Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan has a lot to say about Spotify, Courtney Love and our ‘dystopia’|work=Los Angeles Times|last=Exposito|first=Suzy|date=November 24, 2017|accessdate=November 26, 2020}}</ref> The band members recorded parts on their typical instruments, with synthesizers being recorded by Corgan. Backing vocals were largely arranged by touring member [[Katie Cole]], who sang them along with [[Sierra Swan]].<ref>Billy Corgan. November 27, 2020 Instagram Q&A</ref> The synths and bass synths were rarely sequenced and instead played by hand.<ref>Billy Corgan. November 29, 2020 Instagram Q&A</ref> Chamberlin notes that the sound of his drums (which were all acoustic<ref>Billy Corgan. November 29, 2020 Instagram Q&A</ref>) on the album were influenced by "early-seventies prog rock bands, that type of tight dry drum sound."<ref name="JimmyInterview3">{{cite web|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2020/11/26/jimmy-chamberlin-smashing-pumpkins-interview/|title=Jimmy Chamberlin – ‘Smashing (Out New) Pumpkins Material’|work=Wall of Sound|last=Aaronms|first=Ricky|date=November 26, 2017|accessdate=November 26, 2020}}</ref> | ||
== Release and promotion == | == Release and promotion == | ||