Smashing Pumpkins Unleash "Freak"

As Billy Corgan's newest incarnation of the Smashing Pumpkins is getting ready to head out on a short tour of North America this July, the band also is releasing a new single. The song "Freak" will ship digitally to Modern and Active Rock radio on July 6 courtesy of Martha Music/CO5 Music, and the official impact date will be July 20. After their North American run, the Pumpkins will be heading to Asia in early August and on August 28 they'll headline a stage at the Sunset Strip Festival in Los Angeles.

As previously reported, the newest member of the band is bassist Nicole Florentino. She was previously a member of Veruca Salt and also played live as part of Brody Dalle's Spinnerette last year.

The Smashing Pumpkins tour dates are as follows:

July 6 Cleveland, OH
July 8 Grand Rapids, MI
July 9 Columbus, OH
July 10 Louisville, KY
July 12 Baltimore, MD
July 13 Richmond, VA
July 15 Norfolk, VA
July 16 Charlotte, NC
July 17 Charleston, SC
July 19 Orlando, FL
July 20 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
July 21 Tampa, FL
July 23 Knoxville, TN
July 26 New York, NY