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And the Swans remind me of Death in June, is that random?

Somebody at school once made comparisons between Cave and Swans, but aside from similar lyrical content, I didn't see the sound comparison, but I could be wrong.

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“We’re pretty happy with just touring. There was talk, ‘Should we write new stuff?’ and we all looked at each other and said ‘Nahhh, **** it.’ We did work up one new little thing and that was really energizing.”

BOOOOOOOOOOO

Originally Posted by jerseydevil

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BOOOOOOOOOOO

i'm perfectly fine with this

Originally Posted by adgy-san

It took me a little while, but "My Father..." grew on me enough that I absolutely love it now. It's not the same level as The Great Annihilator, but it has the one thing that album is missing: long, loud tracks.

Very excited about the new disc. It's leaked online, but I'm waiting for my pre-ordered, autographed copy.

I listened to the leak and honestly i think they wayy over did things on this album, I loved "My Father.." and that took no time at all for me, but this one is just a whole other beast. Some of the songs are over 30 mins long and don't seem to go anywhere. This sucks cause i'm a big fan of other Swans material.

Originally Posted by orpheus

And the Swans remind me of Death in June, is that random?

Yes, but that's ok.

Somebody at school once made comparisons between Cave and Swans, but aside from similar lyrical content, I didn't see the sound comparison, but I could be wrong.

Damn, you go to school with people who like Nick Cave and Swans? That's awesome. I think there are some similarities in Gira's later stuff to Nick Cave. The song "Jim" from "My Father...." reminds me of Cave a bit.

Originally Posted by KingsOvAllKings

I listened to the leak and honestly i think they wayy over did things on this album, I loved "My Father.." and that took no time at all for me, but this one is just a whole other beast. Some of the songs are over 30 mins long and don't seem to go anywhere. This sucks cause i'm a big fan of other Swans material.

Well, that's disapponiting.

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Nice!

The Seer Returns: An Interview with Swans' Michael Gira < PopMatters

The new album also has a track [“A Piece of the Sky”] where Jarboe contributes some backing vocals and a sound collage. When Swans first reformed, you dismissed the idea of collaborating with her. What changed about that situation?

We’re still in contact and I like her a lot. She has a good voice, and I was constructing this sound environment and it needed a voice, so I asked her to sing a series of notes and it worked. I have nothing against her being involved in a tangential way, but the whole notion of Swans getting back together and playing the old songs, the Michael and Jarboe ones, feels repugnant to me. That’s a reunion experience, which I’m not interested in.

I was pretty surprised when I first heard Jarboe was on this. Pretty sure during the press for the last album, he said he hadn't even spoken to her in 10 years.

Originally Posted by adgy-san

The Seer Returns: An Interview with Swans' Michael Gira < PopMatters



I was pretty surprised when I first heard Jarboe was on this. Pretty sure during the press for the last album, he said he hadn't even spoken to her in 10 years.

He did. Haha! I used to say that if I was ever elected for president, I would take a note from Clinton and Fleetwood Mac, and asked Swans (and Jarboe) to reunite and play "Trust Me" at the inaugural.