“My True Body” is an elliptical love song in that it’s about an experience I had as a kid—I was a runaway. I went to Europe with my father and ran away, and I spent a lot of time just hitchhiking around, and somehow ended up in Israel. I believe that I was 14, going on 15. I was with a couple of older hippie guys who were ushering me through this life-on-the-road process. They had a contact in Israel, so we ended up getting into Israel, and I spent a year there, a few months on a kibbutz, then just living off the streets, selling my blood, panhandling, selling drugs. I got arrested … read more
“My True Body” is an elliptical love song in that it’s about an experience I had as a kid—I was a runaway. I went to Europe with my father and ran aw… read more
“My True Body” is an elliptical love song in that it’s about an experience I had as a kid—I was a runaway. I went to Europe with my father and ran away, and I spent a lot of time just hi… read more
The Angels of Light (sometimes referred to as simply Angels of Light) is a musical entity formed in 1997 by singer Michael Gira after he disbanded Swans, the group he'd founded in 1982. The band has marked a distinctly different style for Gira since he left Swans, most noticeably being musically more melodic and less brutal than his previous efforts, though no less emotionally draining. The Angels of Light include many New York City collaborators, including Dana Schechter of Bee and Flower, Kid Congo Powers of The Cramps, Larry Mullins aka Toby Dammit, Bliss Blood of The Moonli…read more
The Angels of Light (sometimes referred to as simply Angels of Light) is a musical entity formed in 1997 by singer Michael Gira after he disbanded Swans, the group he'd founded in 1982… read more
The Angels of Light (sometimes referred to as simply Angels of Light) is a musical entity formed in 1997 by singer Michael Gira after he disbanded Swans, the group he'd founded in 1982. The band has marked a distinctly different s… read more