Release

Zwan
Mary Star Of The Sea

[Album]
28 January 2003
Alternative Rock

Wikipedia Discogs

'Mary Star Of The Sea' is the only studio album by Zwan. Produced by frontman Billy Corgan and Bjorn Thorsrud, the album debuted at number 3 in the U.S., selling 90,000 copies in its first week, and over 250,000 copies by the time of the band's break-up later that year. Described by Corgan as "the great lost Smashing Pumpkins record", the album's music was spearheaded by Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. The album is named both for the Blessed Virgin Mary, from whom bandleader Corgan claimed to find comfort and guidance, and for the Catholic Church in Key West, Florida where he spent time during Zwan's early rehearsals. Seven months after the album's release Corgan announced the band's dissolution, which he attributed to conflicts between the band's members.