the other consisting of a more standard jazz formation with two drummers and the brilliant Mike Kull at the piano

And so the releases move temporally backwards

we'll hike the Purple Mountains with pleasure forever

creating spacious atmosphere of expectation before gaining momentum and sucking you into Nikki Louder's messy and chaotic guitar/percussion interplay that they are known for

SWANS - BIRTHING 2xCD + DVD Book the other consisting of aSwans return with Birthing, the latest album, developed over the course of a yearlong 20232024 tour. "Birthing" is released via Mute and Young God Records. The initial pressings include a bonus DVD featuring Swans Live 2024 (Rope) The Beggar, a concert film by Marco Porsia documenting the band's most recent US tour. The DVD also includes 'I Wonder If Im Singing What Youre Thinking Me To Sing', a documentary by Christopher Nicholson following Michael