Walking Shade
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"Walking Shade" is the first and only single
from Billy Corgan
's first solo album, TheFutureEmbrace
. According to Corgan,
A steampunk
video for this song was directed by P.R. Brown. All costumes for the video were designed by Emilie Autumn
.
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
from Billy Corgan
Billy Corgan
William Patrick "Billy" Corgan, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional poet best known as the frontman and sole permanent member of The Smashing Pumpkins. Formed by Corgan and guitarist James Iha in Chicago, Illinois in 1987, the band quickly gained steam with the...
's first solo album, TheFutureEmbrace
TheFutureEmbrace
TheFutureEmbrace is the only solo album by Billy Corgan, frontman of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. Released in June 2005, the album's sound was markedly different than most of Corgan's earlier work, eschewing his characteristic "drums, bass, big-guitars sound" in favor of an...
. According to Corgan,
"(The record) was a little too strait-laced in my eyes. Because of the nature of the electronics and the way I wrote, it lacked a little bit of kick, so I thought it'd just be fun to write a dumb song, so I wrote 'Walking Shade.' I don't mean it offensively when I say it's a dumb song, I think a lot of great songs are dumb songs."
A steampunk
Steampunk
Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s. Steampunk involves a setting where steam power is still widely used—usually Victorian era Britain or "Wild West"-era United...
video for this song was directed by P.R. Brown. All costumes for the video were designed by Emilie Autumn
Emilie Autumn
Emilie Autumn Liddell , better known by her stage name Emilie Autumn, is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and violinist. Autumn draws influence for her music—the style of which she has alternatively labeled as "Victoriandustrial" and glam rock—from plays, novels, and history, particularly the...
.