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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
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OxygenSwans
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Stay HereSwans
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Bring the Sun/Toussaint L'OuvertureSwans
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I CrawledSwans
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The SoundSwans
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24 HoursSwans

Children of God

4:12

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OxygenSwans

To Be Kind

7:58

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Stay HereSwans

Filth

5:36

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Bring the Sun/Toussaint L'OuvertureSwans

To Be Kind

34:05

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I CrawledSwans

Filth

5:39

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The SoundSwans

Soundtracks for the Blind

13:11

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