Smashing Pumpkins tribute album Sending Hearts announced

A new tribute album celebrating the music of The Smashing Pumpkins, personally endorsed and titled by frontman Billy Corgan, was announced on Tuesday. The compilation, "Sending Hearts to All My Dearies: A Tribute to The Smashing Pumpkins," will be released digitally on August 14, with a two-LP vinyl set to follow on October 16.

The project, assembled by Sumerian Records, features 15 covers by a diverse roster of artists spanning rock, alternative, and metal. Contributors include Tame Impala, Palaye Royale, Nita Strauss, Meg Myers, Barns Courtney, Bones UK, Des Rocs, Yonaka, Carpenter Brut, The Midnight, Between the Buried and Me, Alice Glass, Starbenders, Moon Taxi, and Urban Heat. The album's title is drawn from a lyric in the band's 1993 song "Mayonaise."

The first single, Tame Impala's rendition of "Hummer" from the 1993 album "Siamese Dream," was released alongside the announcement. In a statement, Tame Impala's Kevin Parker reflected on the song's personal significance, saying, "Siamese Dream was the soundtrack to my high school years and Hummer is the song that takes me back there in the most potent way."

The tracklist covers songs from across the band's career, including...