The Smashing Pumpkins' 10th studio album sees the band almost reunited to their original form that began 30 years earlier with the 1988 release of Nothing Ever Changes. Nevertheless, this release marks the first time in 18 years since these three founding members (Billy Corgan, James Iha, and Jimmy Chamberlin) had come together as a band. This project was originally intended to result in just one single song. The band presented eight demo tracks to producer Rick Rubin with the intent of throwing out seven of them. Rubin however opted for all eight tracks to be produced, which became the songs we hear on the album. Unlike previous efforts, the album has no grand concept behind it. Instead, it is a collection of concepts, with each track bearing a very different sound than the next. All eight are unique in themselves, giving the listener the feeling that, if the album did have a concept, it would be one of diversity.