Swans Solo Tour/Album

2018-08-21 by robotmagician | 15 Comments
Fresh off the release of the remastered Soundtracks for the Blind, Michael Gira has announced a short solo Swans tour. The 5 date run of shows will feature songs from the, as of yet untitled, 15th Swans album. The tracklist features a string of small notes, as well as a tentative March 2019 recording date.

Along with the album title, Gira’s bandmates for the recordings have not been announced since the dissolution of the previous iteration of the band.

Perhaps most surprisingly, the new album will feature a re-recorded and re-arranged “God Damn the Sun” from 1989’s The Burning World, the band’s only major label release. Gira has been openly critical of his performance on the album, and it was a critically mediocre, commercial failure.

The tour dates, as well as the track names/notes can be viewed here: m.facebook.com/SwansOfficial/photos/a.487755361977/10157700493271978/?type=3

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robotmagician
August 21st 2018
1328 Comments


I’m excited for new music, interesting to see what we’ll be getting in terms of sound and length. God Damn the Sun being re-recorded is exciting - I personally really enjoy the burning world, and god damn the sun is a gem, but it’ll be great to hear a new take on it

Eames
August 21st 2018
47 Comments


I admire that he's not afraid to tear down what works and start fresh. It helps avoid stagnation but it takes balls.

PistolPete
August 21st 2018
5304 Comments


OXXYYYGGEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNN-AY-OH-AY-OH-YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYA

Bleeaaghhhhhhghghghghghg

altertide0
August 21st 2018
3026 Comments


Not a fan of The Burning World but "God Damn the Sun" is a masterpiece and it certainly deserves a re-recording. Hyped.

EyesWideShut
August 21st 2018
5902 Comments


Old mon Gira still putting in that work

PistolPete
August 21st 2018
5304 Comments


So wonderful to hear he's still doing his thing. I hope he condenses his style a bit more though, there is only so much patience I have and the 20 minute songs got a little ridiculous and draggy on the last album.

PumpBoffBag
Staff Reviewer
August 21st 2018
1517 Comments


Swans, mewithoutYou, Daughters, Aphex Twin, and Fucked Up releasing new material. Hyped

robotmagician
August 21st 2018
1328 Comments


you should hear The Knot if you think those started to drag. song is 45+ minutes. they played it every night of the final 3 shows, I wasn’t particularly happy about that

Veldin
August 22nd 2018
5239 Comments


but The Knot is badass

J() Alexander
August 22nd 2018
7914 Comments


When...

Evrimen
August 22nd 2018
152 Comments


I quite dislike The Burning World but yeah, God Damn The Sun is a true gem

Evrimen
August 22nd 2018
152 Comments


"but The Knot is badass"

Yep

Shattered_Future
August 22nd 2018
1629 Comments


"you should hear The Knot if you think those started to drag. song is 45+ minutes. they played it every night of the final 3 shows, I wasn’t particularly happy about that "

Why the fuck you gotta be so wrong man

robotmagician
August 23rd 2018
1328 Comments


the knot is cool, it has a great payoff, but it was too much hearing it three nights in a row lol

Wizard
August 24th 2018
20508 Comments


So wonderful to hear he's still doing his thing. I hope he condenses his style a bit more though, there is only so much patience I have and the 20 minute songs got a little ridiculous and draggy on the last album.

No fucking way!



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