Swans

Somehow i forgot that there was a new Swans record coming out today...and from all looks and sounds, it's going to be another hard, dark, heavy (both literally and figuratively) sonic exploration.  Following 2012's "The Seer" and 2014's "To Be Kind," "The Glowing Man" seems to complete the trilogy of sorts, and has been hinted as the last album by the band in its current incarnation.  Listen to the haunting "When Will I Return" featuring vocals from Michael Gira's wife Jennifer, then get the album from Young God.

Swans - Oxygen

Here's another track from Swans' upcoming new album "To Be Kind."  "Oxygen" is frantic, noisy, and discordant, and shows off just how awesome the pairing of producer John Congleton (The Paper Chase) on the boards with Swans front man Michael Gira truly is.  This record is going to make my head explode.  Listen below and get the album on Young God next month.

Swans - A Little God in My Hands

Since 2012's dark, epic, and difficult (and amazing) "The Seer," Swans have kept pretty busy with touring, a live album, and now the upcoming follow up record, "To Be Kind."  The darkness of previous efforts may have ebbed...but not really.  First taste "A Little God in My Hands" sounds like some kind of serial killer mantra, a swirl of cacophonous noises, repetitive and trance-like, until the blasts of discord and violence disrupt all reason, and the bloodletting begin.  Listen and download below, and look for the album in May from Young God/Mute.