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The Smashing Pumpkins

A rare 1989 cassette capturing the band's earliest psychedelic leanings. Hazy, unpolished, and far more delicate than their later stadium-sized anthems.

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It's the Pumpkins before they were famous, sounding like a lost shoegaze band from a 4-track recorder.

A hazy, psychedelic daydream that feels like a faded memory of a 1980s basement show.

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Dusk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 2 Tracks
04
Rhinoceros
5:29
05
Daydream
1:53
Moments Worth Waiting For
The slow, psychedelic bloom of the guitar solo in Rhinoceros that feels like it's unfolding in slow motion.
The transition into the fragile, acoustic vulnerability of Daydream that closes the tape on a ghostly note.
The way the bass line anchors the hazy guitar swirls, providing a rhythmic heartbeat to the shimmering noise.
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