In December 2001, a year after The Smashing Pumpkins disbanded, their leader
Billy Corgan decided to form a new band, Zwan. This formation was, to say the
least, short-lived, coming to an end in the summer of 2003, after the band had
toured the world. Zwan's only album, Mary Star of The Sea, released on January
28, 2003, was a great success.