Beguiled is the first single to be released from the upcoming 12th studio album Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts, a concept album by “The Smashing Pumpkins.” The album will be released in three separate acts of 11 songs. Lead singer, songwriter and guitarist Billy Corgan, in an interview with Kerrang Magazine explained:
“…..there’s different characters in the musical, but Beguiled is sung from the standpoint of the authoritarian…. He’s saying, ‘Trust the message.’ At the height of the pandemic, we kept saying trust the science. Having been in public life for 35 years, anytime anyone asks you to trust them, that’s when I run. So it’s a little bit like somebody saying, if you just have faith in what we stand for, everything will be fine.”
Beguiled is new this week on RadiJohan.