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''American Gothic'' is an EP by The Smashing Pumpkins. The EP was announced on the band's website on December 19, 2007 with songwriter Billy Corgan describing it as a continuation of their 2007 album '' Zeitgeist''. It was released digitally on January 1, 2008 and as a CD in the United Kingdom on February 11, 2008.〔"(Smashing Pumpkins to Release New EP )". ''Uncut Magazine''. 2008-01-16.〕 == Background == After playing "Again Again Again" in Los Angeles in late 2006 at an event organized by Pete Townshend's girlfriend, Corgan was asked by Townshend himself if the song was going to be on ''Zeitgeist''. While the song did not make the album, Corgan always planned to release it in some form, resulting in its appearance on ''American Gothic''.〔"(The Smashing Pumpkins to Release 'American Gothic', a Four-Song Acoustic EP, Digitally on January 2 and at Retail in January Outside the US )". SmashingPumpkins.com. 2007-12-19. Accessed on 2007-12-19.〕 Corgan said of the EP Corgan also made high-resolution artwork for the EP available for download through the band's website.〔(American Gothic EP released on iTunes today! ) SmashingPumpkins.com. 2008-01-02. Accessed on 2008-01-06.〕 In an interview with the ''Los Angeles Times'', Billy Corgan stated that, with ''American Gothic'' and the new single "G.L.O.W.", the band "finally turned the corner... where it's starting to feel like our music again, and not theirs, whoever 'they' might be," referring to the band's choice to continue making music without a record label.〔"(Billy Corgan discusses Pumpkins song in 'Watchmen' trailer )"〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Gothic (EP)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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