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Swans
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Country: USA
Label: Young God Records
 
Links: Bandcamp
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Formed in: 1982
Broke up 1997-2010, 2017-2019
 
1982 Post-punk
1982-1986 Industrial
1983-1987 Noise rock
1987-1997 Post-punk
1989-1992 Neofolk
1996- Post-rock

Line-up



1982– Michael Gira - vocals, guitars
1983–1995 Norman Westberg - guitars
2010– -//-
1988–1991 Christoph "Kristof" Hahn - guitars
2010– -//-
1995–1996 Larry Mullins - drums, mellotron, percussion
2019– -//-
1995–1997 Phil Puleo - drums, percussion
2010– -//-
2010– Christopher Pravdica - bass
2010–2016 Thor Harris - drums, keyboards, percussion, vibraphone
2019– -//-
2016– Paul Wallfisch - keyboards
2019– Yoyo Röhm - bass, keyboards
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2020– Ben Frost - guitars, mellotron, synthesizers
2020– Dana Schechter - bass, guitars, keyboards
2012 Jarboe - vocals
2019 Maria von Hausswolff - backing vocals
1982 Daniel Galli-Duani  - saxophone
1982 Bob Pezzola  - guitars
1982 Dan Braun  - bass
1982 Mojo - drums, tape loops
1982 Jon Tessler  - bass
1982 Thurston Joseph Moore - bass
1982–1983 Jonathan Kane - drums
1983–1984 Roli Mosimann - drums
1983–1985 Harry Crosby - bass
1985–1986 Ronaldo Gonzalez - drums
1985–1987 Ted Parsons - drums
1985–1997 Jarboe - keyboards, piano, vocals
1986–1995 Algis Kizys - bass
1988 Sami Kumpulainen - bass
1990–1997 Clint Steele - guitars
1991 Jenny Wade - bass
1992 Vincent "Vinnie" Signorelli - drums
1995–1997 Bill Bronson  - bass
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1982– Michael Gira - vocals, guitars
1983–1995 Norman Westberg - guitars
2010– -//-
1988–1991 Christoph "Kristof" Hahn - guitars
2010– -//-
1995–1996 Larry Mullins - drums, mellotron, percussion
2019– -//-
1995–1997 Phil Puleo - drums, percussion
2010– -//-
2010– Christopher Pravdica - bass
2010–2016 Thor Harris - drums, keyboards, percussion, vibraphone
2019– -//-
2016– Paul Wallfisch - keyboards
2019– Yoyo Röhm - bass, keyboards
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2020– Ben Frost - guitars, mellotron, synthesizers
2020– Dana Schechter - bass, guitars, keyboards
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2012 Jarboe - vocals
2019 Maria von Hausswolff - backing vocals
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1982 Daniel Galli-Duani  - saxophone
1982 Bob Pezzola  - guitars
1982 Dan Braun  - bass
1982 Mojo - drums, tape loops
1982 Jon Tessler  - bass
1982 Thurston Joseph Moore - bass
1982–1983 Jonathan Kane - drums
1983–1984 Roli Mosimann - drums
1983–1985 Harry Crosby - bass
1985–1986 Ronaldo Gonzalez - drums
1985–1987 Ted Parsons - drums
1985–1997 Jarboe - keyboards, piano, vocals
1986–1995 Algis Kizys - bass
1988 Sami Kumpulainen - bass
1990–1997 Clint Steele - guitars
1991 Jenny Wade - bass
1992 Vincent "Vinnie" Signorelli - drums
1995–1997 Bill Bronson  - bass
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Discography


1982 Swans
1982
7.4 7.4
1984 Young God
1984
6.9 6.9
1986 A Screw
1986
7.3 7.3
1988 Love Will Tear Us Apart
1988
7.3 7.3
1996 Die Tür Ist Zu
1996
7.8 7.8
2014 Oxygen
2014
6.5 6.5
Detailed discography ››
1986 Public Castration Is A Good Idea
[Live] 1986
8.7 8.7
1986 Time Is Money (Bastard)
[Single] 1986
7.5 7.5
1987 New Mind
[Single] 1987
8.0 8.0
1988 Feel Good Now
[Live] 1988
7.7 7.7
1989 Saved
[Single] 1989
1989 Can't Find My Way Home
[Single] 1989
1990 Anonymous Bodies In An Empty Room
[Live] 1990
7.0 7.0
1991 Body To Body, Job To Job
[Compilation] 1991
7.3 7.3
1992 Real Love
[Live] 1992
9.0 9.0
1992 Omniscience
[Live] 1992
8.5 8.5
1992 Love Of Life / Amnesia
[Single] 1992
1994 Celebrity Lifestyle · Mother / Father
[Single] 1994
1995 Kill The Child
[Live] 1995
8.0 8.0
1996 Failure / Animus
[Single] 1996
1997 I Am The Sun
[Live] 1997
1998 Swans Are Dead
[Live] 1998
9.1 9.1
1999 Various Failures
[Compilation] 1999
8.0 8.0
2003 Forever Burned
[Compilation] 2003
2012 We Rose From Your Bed With The Sun In Our Head
[Live] 2012
8.0 8.0
2013 Not Here, Not Now
[Live] 2013
8.0 8.0
2014 A Little God In My Hands
[Single] 2014
2014 Oxygen
[Single] 2014
2015 Screen Shot
[Single] 2015
2015 White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity / Love Of Life
[Compilation] 2015
8.3 8.3
2015 The Gate
[Live] 2015
8.7 8.7
2017 Deliquescence
[Live] 2017
9.7 9.7
2017 Mind / Body / Light / Sound
[Single] 2017
2019 What Is This?
[Demo] 2019
2022 Is There Really A Mind?
[Demo] 2022
8.0 8.0
2024 Live Rope
[Live] 2024
8.8 8.8
Detailed discography ››
2023 Paradise Is Mine [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
2025 I Am A Tower [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
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1982 Swans
1982
7.4 7.4
1984 Young God
1984
6.9 6.9
1986 A Screw
1986
7.3 7.3
1988 Love Will Tear Us Apart
1988
7.3 7.3
1996 Die Tür Ist Zu
1996
7.8 7.8
2014 Oxygen
2014
6.5 6.5
Detailed discography ››

1986 Public Castration Is A Good Idea
[Live] 1986
8.7 8.7
1986 Time Is Money (Bastard)
[Single] 1986
7.5 7.5
1987 New Mind
[Single] 1987
8.0 8.0
1988 Feel Good Now
[Live] 1988
7.7 7.7
1989 Saved
[Single] 1989
1989 Can't Find My Way Home
[Single] 1989
1990 Anonymous Bodies In An Empty Room
[Live] 1990
7.0 7.0
1991 Body To Body, Job To Job
[Compilation] 1991
7.3 7.3
1992 Real Love
[Live] 1992
9.0 9.0
1992 Omniscience
[Live] 1992
8.5 8.5
1992 Love Of Life / Amnesia
[Single] 1992
1994 Celebrity Lifestyle · Mother / Father
[Single] 1994
1995 Kill The Child
[Live] 1995
8.0 8.0
1996 Failure / Animus
[Single] 1996
1997 I Am The Sun
[Live] 1997
1998 Swans Are Dead
[Live] 1998
9.1 9.1
1999 Various Failures
[Compilation] 1999
8.0 8.0
2003 Forever Burned
[Compilation] 2003
2012 We Rose From Your Bed With The Sun In Our Head
[Live] 2012
8.0 8.0
2013 Not Here, Not Now
[Live] 2013
8.0 8.0
2014 A Little God In My Hands
[Single] 2014
2014 Oxygen
[Single] 2014
2015 Screen Shot
[Single] 2015
2015 White Light From The Mouth Of Infinity / Love Of Life
[Compilation] 2015
8.3 8.3
2015 The Gate
[Live] 2015
8.7 8.7
2017 Deliquescence
[Live] 2017
9.7 9.7
2017 Mind / Body / Light / Sound
[Single] 2017
2019 What Is This?
[Demo] 2019
2022 Is There Really A Mind?
[Demo] 2022
8.0 8.0
2024 Live Rope
[Live] 2024
8.8 8.8
Detailed discography ››

2023 Paradise Is Mine [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
2025 I Am A Tower [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
Detailed discography ››

Latest reviews


Birthing
Swans and their excess are here to stay. For now.
Review by RaduP ››
The Beggar
Swans are once again, for potentially their swan song, a band of excess.
Review by RaduP ››
Leaving Meaning.
Are Swans dead? Yes and no. But Michael Gira is alive!
Review by RaduP ››
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Concerts


28.11.2025 GER - Berlin
Swans: European Tour 2025
27.11.2025 GER - Berlin
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25.11.2025 POL - Warsaw
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24.11.2025 LTU - Vilnius
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22.11.2025 EST - Tallinn
Swans: European Tour 2025
20.11.2025 SWE - Stockholm
Swans: European Tour 2025
19.11.2025 NOR - Oslo
Swans: European Tour 2025
17.11.2025 DEN - Copenhagen
Swans: European Tour 2025
15.11.2025 NED - Nijmegen
Swans: European Tour 2025
14.11.2025 NED - Leiden
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