leaving meaning. is the fifteenth studio album by American post rock band Swans. the album returns to the neofolk sound explored on My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky, the band’s early 90’s output, and especially Gira’s side project Angels of Light while also maintaining the meditative arrangement styles expressed on Swans' post-rock material. The name of this album is a nod towards Michael Gira’s distaste for presumptuous lyrical interpretation. The lyrics of this album evade both meaning and interpretation. Though the lyrics are often nonsensical when closely obser… read more
leaving meaning. is the fifteenth studio album by American post rock band Swans. the album returns to the neofolk sound explored on My Father Will G… read more
leaving meaning. is the fifteenth studio album by American post rock band Swans. the album returns to the neofolk sound explored on My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky, the ban… read more
Swans are an American experimental rock band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Marginally associated with the no wave scene at first, their original sound was slow and extremely heavy, with live performances that were often so brutal and physical that in a number of instances certain audience members were made ill, police were called and venues were shut down. This early physical sound is possibly best heard on the live album Public Castration Is A Good idea. Their initial style… read more
Swans are an American experimental rock band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Marg… read more
Swans are an American experimental rock band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Marginally associated with the no wave scene at fi… read more