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Swans

Rock music
Experimental rock
Krautrock
Alongside Sonic Youth, Swans took inspiration from New York's punk and noise scenes and created their own form of distorted, alternative rock aesthetic, full of heavy downbeats and sustaining guitars. Formed in 1979 at a time when the city was particularly violent and dystopian, leader and sole constant member Michael Gira led the band in building great angry walls of droning distortion on early albums Filth (1983), Cop (1984), and Greed (1986). Full of dark, confrontational lyrics, the band's mood mellowed slightly with the addition of vocalist Janet Jarboe in 1984 and became sl...
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24 HoursSwans

Children of God

4:12

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Stay HereSwans

Filth

5:36

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Screen ShotSwans

To Be Kind

8:04

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BlindSwans

White Light from the Mouth of Infinity

4:31

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The Great Annihilator

3:23

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White Light from the Mouth of Infinity

6:02

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