Swans have announced full details of their next studio album, The Seer. This record, described by Michael Gira as "the culmination of every previous Swans album as well as any other music I’ve ever made, been involved in or imagined", clocks in at two hours in length.
What's more, it features a host of guest artists including Ben Frost, Karen O, Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker of Low, members of Akron/Family, Grasshopper from Mercury Rev and (one imagines this will get many of you in a tizzy), former Swans member Jarboe on backing vocals and "voice collage".
Michael Gira's full statement about The Seer reads as follows: "The Seer took 30 years to make. It’s the culmination of every previous Swans album as well as any other music I’ve ever made, been involved in or imagined. But it’s unfinished, like the songs themselves. It’s one frame in a reel. The frames blur, blend and will eventually fade. The songs began on an acoustic guitar, then were fleshed out with (invaluable) help from my friends, then were further tortured and seduced in the studio, and now they await further cannibalism and force-feeding as we prepare to perform some of them live, at which point they’ll mutate further, endlessly, or perhaps be discarded for a while."
Young God Records, Aug 2012
Tracklist:
01 Lunacy
02 Mother of the World
03 The Wolf
04 The Seer
05 The Seer Returns
06 93 Ave. B Blues
07 The Daughter Brings the Water
08 Song for a Warrior
09 Avatar
10 A Piece of the Sky
11 The Apostate
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This is a 2 part file people. Whether you are new to Swans or a die-hard fan you should get both parts in order to fully appreciate this great album. Part 2 has some of the best tracks including Karen O collaboration. So do yourself a favor and grab both!
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