Former Smashing Pumpkins and Zwan frontman Billy Corgan has been hard at work on his debut solo album. XFM is reporting a June 21 release date for TheFutureEmbrace here in the US, which will include one of the most bizarre choices for a cover yet. Corgan teamed with with The Cure’s Robert Smith to cover the Bee Gees ‘To Love Somebody”.
About this collaboration, Corgan said: “The Cure is one of my favorite bands of all time. Robert is a good friend of mine, so it’s a dream come true. That song’s sort of a gem that not everyone will know.”
About the new album, he added: “Many people assume when I do more progressive work that I am trying to move away from something, when honestly what I am trying to do is get closer to who I really am. I tried to sum up all my feelings about my life and the world around me in the most beautiful ways I could dream up. It is easy to be negative, and much harder to find that silver lining behind the clouds of modern society.”
Here is the tracklisting for TheFutureEmbrace:
01. “All Things Change”
02. “Mina Loy (M.O.H.)
03. “TheCameraEye”
04. “To Love Somebody”
05. “A100”
06. “DIA”
07. “Now (And Then)”
08. “I’m Ready”
09. “Walking Shade”
10. “Sorrows (in blue)”
11. “Pretty, pretty STAR”
12. “Strayz”
