Swans - The Beggar

While The Beggar's music might arguably be less vital than Swans' myriad masterpieces, a great deal of beauty and power is mined from Gira's confrontation of mortality.

Swans - leaving meaning.

Leaving Meaning, while frequently stunning, feels more like a reiteration for Swans than it does an evolution.

Swans - "It's Coming It's Real"

“It’s Coming It’s Real” is the lead single from Swans’ upcoming album, leaving meaning., out October 25 via Young God Records.

Swans - The Glowing Man

Legendary experimental rock outfit Swans returns with one of the most transcendental releases in their discography: The Glowing Man.

Swans - "When Will I Return"

A tense and lovely track sung by Jennifer Gira (Michael Gira's wife). It appears on Swans' new album The Glowing Man, out June 17 via Young God.

Swans - "The Glowing Man" (Excerpt)

A snippet of the title track from Swans' new album The Glowing Man, out June 17 via Young God. It follows up 2014's To Be Kind, Anthony's favorite album of that year.

Swans - To Be Kind

Swans' latest album takes a hypnotic, meditative approach to churning out some of the most grand and visceral rock instrumentation in the band's 13-album discography.

Various Artists - Anything for You: A Tribute to Swans

Are you one of the admirable few who's managed to abstain from listening to Swans' massive new album To Be Kind? Hang in there - there's only a handful of days left to go! But maybe you've already worn out their other 12 records waiting and need a little something to keep you from cracking? Well, CHVRCHDVST Records is here for you, with this sprawling, 32-song-long tribute album to Swans by various underground acts ranging from drone to folk to post-punk in style. It's like the length of two whole Swans records (or four early Swans records)! This really oughtta keep you occupied til Tuesday...But seriously, you should just give in and listen to the album already. No one's gonna judge.

Also, Swans has begun uploading its back catalog to their YouTube channel. Check that shit out if you've been meaning to get into their music.