Daar zijn Swans weer

En dat voor de zeventiende keer

Op 30 mei, dan verschijnt 'Birthing', het zeventiende album van Swans via Mute. En als je er snel bij bent krijg je bij het driedubbele vinyl of de dubbel-cd zelfs nog de bonus-dvd 'Swans Live 2024 (Rope) The Beggar', een concertfilm geregisseerd door Marco Porsia evenals Christopher Nicholsons documentaire over Michael Gira's solotour in 2022 met als titel 'I Wonder If I'm Singing What You're Thinking Me To Sing'. Hieronder kan je al eerste single I Am A Tower beluisteren.

"The material contained in this album was largely developed over the course of a yearlong Swans tour, during 2023 – 2024, then recorded and further orchestrated and rearranged in the studio. Two pieces were created and performed in the studio. In all cases the material began with me sitting in my office with an acoustic guitar, singing and dreaming about what would become of these skeletal songs.

This album, coupled with the recent live release, 'Live Rope', constitutes my final foray (as producer / impresario) into the all-consuming sound worlds that have been my obsession for years. We'll do a final tour in this mode towards the end of 2025, then that's it.

After that, Swans will continue, so long as I'm able, but in a significantly pared down form. Hints of that direction can be found in a few moments on the current album. In the meantime, my hope is that the music provides a positive and fertile atmosphere in which to dream." Tot zover Michael Gira, die intussen op tournee gaat samen met Kristof Hahn en op 15 april in de AB langskomt.