TARANTULA - SMASHING PUMPKINS
Having disbanded for several years, the Smashing Pumpkins know their return single needs to make a grand entrance. The band’s new incarnation comes out firing on “Tarantula,” amping an overdubbed, jabbing guitar attack that’s on a definite mission to rock. But for all the six-string squealing, this is a lightly produced affair. It’s raw enough to feel like the Pumpkins are blasting at you from a tiny stage, threatening to smack the front line of the audience with their instruments because of cramped conditions. Billy Corgan’s unique enunciations are subdued and the drums are an enthusiastic clamor. All add up to a positive indicator for the band’s July 10 album, “Zeitgeist.” Billboard
