They played subsequent shows in London and South America in December and released Live at the London Troxy , a live album from their performance on 10 December 2011 at The Troxy in London.
Also in 2011, Depeche Mode contributed their cover of the U2 song ” So Cruel ” to the tribute album AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered , honouring the 20th anniversary of the album Achtung Baby . The compilation CD was released with the December 2011 issue of Q .
On 22 November 2011, Russell Leetch, the band’s bassist, posted on the band’s official site, saying they had seven songs ready to record and some more ideas “floating around” and the album would “be with you next year.”
On April 26, 2011, Corgan announced that the Smashing Pumpkins would be releasing a new album titled Oceania , which he labeled as “an album within an album” in regards to the Teargarden by Kaleidyscope project, in the fall. As with the previous recording sessions, all four band members contributed…
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Kevin Barnes had revealed some information on the following album in an interview with Pitchfork Media . On October 20, 2011, Barnes announced that the next album was complete. In November 2011, the band released a new track titled “Wintered Debts” via the band’s SoundCloud site, a track off the…
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Following its video premiere in November 2011
They also be played in October in Festa das Latas, Coimbra – Portugal.
In October 2011, Editors played their first shows ever in Latin America with two dates in Mexico City .
In October 2011, Smith spoke to Q Radio about the new album. “It’s still going to be fairly electronic, I think, compared to our earlier records. So far it feels quite muscular with a bit of swagger and a bit more of a groove. The last record was liberating in…
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On September 20, 2011, they were awarded the Polaris Prize.