Fruit Bats Singer Remakes a Smashing Pumpkins Album

On August 21st, Fruit Bats singer Eric D. Johnson will release a full-LP cover of The Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘Siamese Dream’ as part of Turntable Kitchen’s SOUNDS DELICIOUS’ subscription series on limited edition vinyl.

BRECON, WALES – AUGUST 20: Eric D. Johnson of Fruit Bats performs on the Mountain stage during day 4 at Green Man Festival at Brecon Beacons on August 20, 2017 in Brecon, Wales. (Photo by Andrew Benge/Redferns)

Johnson played all of the instruments and provided the vocals for the record and said about the undertaking: “Of course I’m not going to be able to recreate Billy Corgan’s crushing, epic guitar tone,” he said. “Nor could I dream of touching Jimmy Chamberlin’s floaty (yet ever-shredding) drumming. This version is all about hazy memories for me, and how Corgan’s brilliant pop hooks can travel through time and exist in any possible instrumental configuration”.

Our first taste of the project is their version of “Today”.

 Read more about the series and the release here.

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