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Swans

78 releases  ·  69 collaborators  ·  17 labels

Date active
1982 – 2025
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Bio

Swans is a band from New York City, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, founded & led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Marginally associated with the no wave scene initially, their original sound was slow and extremely heavy, best heard on the live album Public Castration Is a Good Idea. By the time Swans released twin albums Greed and Holy Money the music had sped up. Drum machines and samples were slightly more prominent. Michael Gira was joined vocally by Jarboe which gave the band a broader sonic range.

Swans eventually broke up in 1997.

In 2010, Michael Gira re-formed the band. A notable change was that post-reunion Swans did not have Jarboe as part of their group, creating tonal differences between post-reunion albums and older albums.

Members

Anton Fier 421 William Rieflin 144 Thurston Moore 129 Michael Gira 100 Roli Mosimann 99 Norman Westberg 91 Ben Frost 90 Ted Parsons 69 Jarboe 67 Kristof Hahn 61 Clinton Steele 36 Thor Harris 36 Algis A. Kizys 34 Lary Seven 34 Jonathan Kane 32 Virgil Moorefield 30 Vinnie Signorelli 28 Phil Puleo 22 Larry Mullins 18 Joe Goldring 17 Paul Wallfisch 17 Bill Bronson 11 Chris Pravdica Steve McAllister Sue Hanel Jenny Wade Jason Asnes Dana Schechter Dan Braun Harry Crosby Daniel Galli-Duani Bob Pezzola Ivan Nahem Ronaldo Gonzalez Mark Pankler Jonathan Tessler

Swans (Artist)

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