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Zwan, Billy Corgan's second run at the big time, seems to bear news in intermittent bursts, which is just about the same pace Corgan himself seems to write compelling songs. The debut dropping from Zwan, Mary Star of the Sea, is a host of online treasures waiting for hardcore fans at their website. The album is due out January 28th on Reprise Records. No tracklist has been officially announced as of yet, but a renegade Italian fansite has presumptuously posted an assumed tracklist:

01 Lyric
02 Settle Down
03 Declarations Of Faith
04 Honestly
05 El Sol
06 Of A Broken Heart
07 Ride A Black Swan
08 Heartsong
09 Endless Summer
10 Baby Let's Rock!
11 Yeah!
12 Desire
13 Jesus, I/Mary Star Of The Sea
14 Come With Me

Also in Zwan haps, the band is headed back to Corgan's hometown of Chiccy-G to play five (yes, five) dates at the venerable Metro. Tickets are on sale now, but they're limited to just two per person. Tour dates:

01-19 Chicago, IL - The Metro
01-20 Chicago, IL - The Metro
01-22 Chicago, IL - The Metro
01-23 Chicago, IL - The Metro
01-25 Chicago, IL - The Metro
(All shows $25, two ticket limit)

But that's not all you can find at the website, kiddos. You can get behind-the-scenes photos, blindingly colorful desktop wallpapers, and video streams, too. Now you can ride along with Zwan as they perform shows, do yoga in their tour bus, vandalize a school, demonstrate the correct way to self-medicate, and even record their new album.

Just in case you landed on planet earth yesterday, here's the impressive lineup again: Zwan combines Corgan, former Slint and Tortoise member David Pajo, ex-Chavez guitarist Matt Sweeney, Paz Lenchantin of A Perfect Circle on bass, and Corgan's smashing former drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. We still say he's hypnotized them with those beady eyes.