What set swans apart from their peers bands like mars, dna, even a nascent sonic youth thurston supposedly spent time in swans before. Apr 17, 2014 swans to be kind is out may th 12th u. Swans 2014 album to be kind is a rock masterpiece, creating amazing soundscapes and pulling you into its insanity. Nov 09, 2012 what set swans apart from their peers bands like mars, dna, even a nascent sonic youth thurston supposedly spent time in swans before anything was recorded was a sense of larger purpose.
Mute records swans sign to mute, announce new album. It was released as a triple lp, a double cd, and a twocd deluxe edition that includes a live dvd of performances from hellfest open air festival, pitchfork music festival and primavera sound festival, as well as a digital download. Apr 11, 20 the music of swans is far from any conventional description, for theres no one single word to depict it. Let no one say michael gira doesnt have something to say and the will to say it. The seer by swans came out of nowhere and knocked any expectations of the band right on its ear. The music of swans is far from any conventional description, for theres no one single word to depict it. Swans just a little boy for chester burnett lyrics.
Find album credit information for to be kind swans on allmusic. Users who ignore this rule will be banned from the site. The discography of swans, an american experimental rock band, consists of fifteen studio albums, eleven live albums, seven compilation albums, eleven eps and fifteen singles. Entitled to be kind, it serves as the followup to the seer, which earned a top 5 placement on our 2012 album of the year list. May, 2014 with the release of this daunting new collection of songs, swans have now gone well beyond where any kind of expectation could have predicted. Jul 28, 2017 10 videos play all swans to be kind swans. The album will be released on mute excluding north america, and young god records north america a note from michael gira.
Rarely, if ever, is a band afforded as much praise, opinion, reverence and time as m. Any wit, creativity, gusto, panache or pure aggression that barnstorming record had, in that earlier preswans band has since been lost, in a muddy, overbearing and frankly boring mix of also ran pretension. Swans are unusually large waterfowl, with the smallest swan species, the coscoroba swan, still having an average length of 40 inches 101 cm, a wingspan of 60 inches 152 cm, and a weight of 812 pounds 3. Gira young god records is delighted to announce the release of a new album, to be kind, out on may, 2014. Download torrent swans fast and easy torrent search. The swans, largely a vehicle for leader michael giras apocalyptic angst, were one of the most significant bands of the 1980s. Swans can easily stake their claim to be the best live band currently operational in the world today. Swans records are more like happenings, unforgettable experiences you have to sit down and pay attention to. All swans belong to the bird family anatidae, along with geese and ducks, but swans will never be confused for their smaller cousins. Sounds wriggle, writhe and heave on the hilariously titled screen shot, but swans also seem to have more control than everthese.
To be kind, an album by swans on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. My favorite track off of the whole album is bring the suntoussiant louverture, mostly because it doesnt even feel like a 34 minute song. And now with the release of to be kind a titanic, initially punishing but ultimately rewarding masterpiece their recorded output can comfortably claim to. Gira likes to work on a large musical canvas, and he gives himself all the room he needs on to be kind bring the suntoussaint louverture. Everyone knows the swans discography started out with some of the most brutal music known to man, then it morphed into a sort of thinking mans gothic rock, slowly becoming better and better as time passed, and then suddenly, the bands light went out. The twohour to be kind, released 21 months after the similarly epic the seer, is no exception. Praise because more often than not they deserve it. Now i sleep in the belly of a woman and i sleep in the belly of a man and i sleep in the belly of rhythm and i sleep in the belly of love i. Post rock, experimental rock, noise rock, no wave, industrial, neofolk, gothic rock, art rock are some of the styles that can apply to their music. Soundtracks for the blind 1996, is a masterpiece of abstract soundscapes and spectral textures. To be kind is without a doubt one of swans best albums, and id argue that this is giras best effort aswell, seeing him move into the same character that was apparent on the earliest swans records, but in a much more accessible, and more prominent tone. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy.
However, while their previous albums the seer and to be kind. While theres no shortage of spluttering discordance and merciless, singlechord bludgeoning on th album to be kind, when the clouds part swans default sound is a. The ensuing songs on to be kind present variations on this themeof unleashing an outsized sound to find an inner peace, and reclaiming ones innocence by way of insolence. On the glowing man, for almost two hours, swans say again with whispers what they once roared. A good portion of the material for this album was developed live during the swans tours of 2012. Swans announce new album, to be kind, featuring st. To be kind is the thirteenth studio album by american experimental rock band swans, released on may 12, 2014. Swans to be kind 2014 2cd flac 722 mb 20140512 0 0 dreampop, indierock 2018the summer kills last night we became swans flac,tracks 100 xy. The long stretches of abstract noise are draped over some surprisingly catchy hooks. It will be available as a triple vinyl album, a double cd, and a 2xcd deluxe edition that will include a live dvd. Swansto be kind 2014 2cd flac 722 mb 20140512 0 0 dreampop, indierock 2018the summer kills last night we became swans flac,tracks 100 xy. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Post rock, experimental rock, noise rock, no wave, industrial, neofolk, gothic rock, art rock are some of the styles that can apply to their music because swans music is all of them together and more.
One of few acts to emerge from the new york citybased no wave scene and stay intact into the next decade, swans have become recognized for an everchanging sound, exploring genres such as noise rock, postpunk, industrial and postrock. To be kind sounds alternately like a derailing freight train, a spreading wave of nuclear obliteration, the scream at the end of the world, and the chilling calm afterwards but for all that, it might be the most accessible swans album yet. May 08, 2014 while theres no shortage of spluttering discordance and merciless, singlechord bludgeoning on th album to be kind, when the clouds part swans default sound is a perfectly listenable. The song is a 12minute trickle of ominous piano and guitars that culminates in a torrent of mountainous squall, the kind that in a live setting will no doubt allow gira to once again grasp something of the infinite in the sound and experience generated by a force that is definitely greater than all of swans. I love the genre the swans attempt to fit into and its many artists but they lack even the. Michael gira is a man unafraid to follow his muse wherever it may take him, and to be kind is another example of his singular vision writ large without compromise. The album will be released on young god records north america and mute in the rest of the world. May 12, 2014 with 2012s colossal the seer, swans released a record that seemed designed to test the commitment of the bands most ardent followers yet expanded their audience to an unprecedented degree. While each swan species is distinct, they all share certain characteristics that make them instantly recognizable as swans. Young god records is delighted to announce the release of a new album, to be kind, from the swans.
To be kind would either wind up an album that attempted to reach its predecessors. Download torrent swans flac fast and easy torrent search. Marco porsia is raising funds for where does a body end. Swans sign to mute, announce new album to be kind out 12 may. The world of the swans is a place where joy doesnt visit very often, but its not as monochromatic as one might imagine, and the craft and vision behind this music is often stunning. Initially part of the no wave scene, swans have, through various iterations, contributed to the development of noise rock, postpunk, industrial, postrock and more. To be kind, which just as well could have been titled everything swanser than everything else, is essentially all that and then some, which is, truly, an aweinspiring proposition. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our coo. The irony above everything is that despite the thunderous forces being harnessed and in some cases literally tamed throughout each piece, this is the most stable lineup the band have ever had. To be kind progresses through long, winding drones and tiny tight riffs, always repetitive but never exactly the same from one repetition to another. To be kind is a twohour journey full of screams, tears, whispering voices, epic outros, spiritism, mantras, violence and putting the savage in this masterpiece is putting the glory in my opinion in the best album by this extraordinary band.
The savage and tender extremes of swans told with unprecedented access to archive material and interviews spanning the past 35 years. We rose from your bed with the sun in our head swans. It is strictly forbidden to share links to albums via file sharing sites magnet, torrent, kingdom leaks etc. The band was one of the few groups to emerge from the early 1980s new york no wave scene and stay intact into the next decade. Sounds wriggle, writhe and heave on the hilariously titled screen shot, but swans also seem to have more control than everthese sounds are speaking to one another, albeit in some. Oxygen luchen oxygen oh, check your lung oxygen, amen oxygen, amen i can breathe again i can breathe again oxygen, i come in, come in oxygen, i am coming black. And now with the release of to be kind a titanic, initially punishing but ultimately rewarding masterpiece their recorded output can comfortably claim to be among the best there is as well. The song is a 12minute trickle of ominous piano and guitars that culminates in a torrent of mountainous squall, the kind that in a live setting will no doubt allow gira to once again grasp something of the infinite in the sound and experience generated by a force that is definitely greater than all of swans combined. Mute are delighted to announce the signing of swans and details of a new album, to be kind, out on may 2014. The first postreformation swans album, my father will guide me up a rope to the sky, was released on september 23, 2010, and the band simultaneously embarked on an eighteenmonth world tour. Swans are an experimental rock band formed in 1982 by michael gira. Oxygen luchen oxygen oh, check your lung oxygen, amen oxygen, amen i can breathe again i can breathe again oxygen.
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