Panopticon (song)

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"Panopticon"
Single by The Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Oceania
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2012
Recorded2011
GenreAlternative rock
Length3:52
LabelEMI/Caroline
Songwriter(s)Billy Corgan
Producer(s)Billy Corgan, Bjorn Thorsrud
The Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology
"The Celestials"
(2012) 		"Panopticon"
(2012) 		"
Being Beige
"
(2014)

"Panopticon" is the second single from

promotional single to radio airplay on September 15, 2012.[2]

Background and recording

In an interview with

Wings-type chords – Broadway-type chords. What I'm most proud of from a songwriting standpoint is how it goes from D major to A minor. It goes from a very 'majorly' feel into something sorrowful, almost a Spanish feel. I don't know how the heck I did that, but it's one of my favorite things in the song, how you can keep the key but change the emotion."[3]

Reception

Consequence of Sound declared that it was "heroic".[5] Spin magazine's review of Oceania focused on Byrne's drumming on Panopticon, stating "the impressive, tom-heavy rumble of "Panopticon" quickly asserts his lithe, explosive, decidedly Jimmy Chamberlain-esque ferocity, a deft balance of muscle and sinew."[6] Artistdirect also emphasized Byrne's contribution by describing his drumming as "flawless percussive propulsion".[7]

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer noted Nicole Fiorentino's "highly musical bass lines".[8]

References

  1. ^ "90's Alternative Rock News » Blog Archive » SMASHING PUMPKINS RELEASE 'PANOPTICON' AS SECOND OCEANIA SINGLE". GrungeReport.net. September 14, 2012. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "New SMASHING PUMPKINS Single "Panopticon" Arrives on Radio; Tour Kicks Off in October". tunes.broadwayworld.com. February 13, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  3. ^ Joe Bosso (June 13, 2012). "Interview: Billy Corgan talks The Smashing Pumpkins' Oceania track-by-track | MusicRadar". Beta.musicradar.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  4. ^ "NME Album Reviews - Smashing Pumpkins - 'Oceania'". Nme.Com. June 12, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  5. ^ "Album Review: Smashing Pumpkins – Oceania". Consequence of Sound. June 19, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  6. ^ "Smashing Pumpkins, 'Oceania' (Martha's Music/EMI)". June 12, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  7. ^ "The Smashing Pumpkins "Oceania" Album Review — 5 out of 5 stars - ARTISTdirect News". Artistdirect.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  8. ^ Doherty, Charlie (June 29, 2012). "Music Review: The Smashing Pumpkins - Oceania". seattlepi.com. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
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