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The Burning World

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The Burning World
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Length
10 tracks, 44:14
Release Date
May 1989
The Burning World is the 6th album by experimental rock band Swans. The album was meant to act as a commercial rebrand for the band after the popularity of their cover of the Joy Division song Love Will Tear Us Apart. The album would also be their major label debut, being released by Uni Records under license to MCA (Now Universal Music). Uni Records locked Gira in with multi-instrumentalist and producer Bill Laswell for the majority of the recording process, which Gira has stated post-album release that this hampered the album quality, as it was recorded "piecemeal, with no co… read more
The Burning World is the 6th album by experimental rock band Swans. The album was meant to act as a commercial rebrand for the band after the popular… read more
The Burning World is the 6th album by experimental rock band Swans. The album was meant to act as a commercial rebrand for the band after the popularity of their cover of the Joy Divisio… read more

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Tracklist

Track number Play Loved Track name Artist name Buy Options Duration Listeners
1 Play track The River That Runs With Love Won't Run Dry
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 4:15 21,045 listeners
2 Play track Let It Come Down
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 4:28 24,500 listeners
3 Play track Can't Find My Way Home
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 4:54 20,724 listeners
4 Play track Mona Lisa, Mother Earth
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 4:22 22,372 listeners
5 Play track (She's A) Universal Emptiness
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 3:57 14,770 listeners
6 Play track Saved
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 4:11 26,776 listeners
7 Play track I Remember Who You Are
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 4:24 29,240 listeners
8 Play track Jane Mary, Cry One Tear
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 3:52 20,543 listeners
9 Play track See No More
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 5:30 19,994 listeners
10 Play track God Damn the Sun
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 4:21 42,134 listeners

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Swans are an 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 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… read more
Swans are an 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. Marg… read more
Swans are an 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 scene at fi… read more

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