The Beggar is the sixteenth studio album by American experimental rock band Swans. It was released on June 23, 2023, through Young God Records. The announcement of the album coincided with the release of its lead single, "Paradise Is Mine", as well as the announcement of a North American tour. The Beggar was preceded and funded by the acoustic demo album "Is There Really a Mind?" (2022). Acoustic renditions of many of the album's then-unfinished tracks, primarily recorded by band leader Michael Gira alone at his home studio, appeared on the demo album Is The… read more
The Beggar is the sixteenth studio album by American experimental rock band Swans. It was released on June 23, 2023, through Young God Records. The a… read more
The Beggar is the sixteenth studio album by American experimental rock band Swans. It was released on June 23, 2023, through Young God Records. The announcement of the album coincided wi… read more
Swans is a American experimental rock band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Marginally associated with the no wave scene at first, their original sound was slow and extremely heavy, with live performances that were often so brutal and physical that in a number of instances certain audience members were made ill, police were called and venues were shut down. This early physical sound is possibly best heard on the live album Public Castration Is A Good idea. Their initial style s… read more
Swans is a American experimental rock band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Margin… read more
Swans is a American experimental rock band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. Marginally associated with the no wave scene at firs… read more