Swans
Country | United States |
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Formed | 1982, New York City, New York, United States |
Genres | Experimental Rock, Noise Rock, Post-Rock, No Wave, Post-Punk, Gothic Rock |
Labels | Young God Records, Mute Records |
Years active | 1982-1997, 2010-present |
Website | http://younggodrecords.com/ |
Line-up (members)
- Michael Gira : Lead Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Tape Loops, Keyboards (1982-1997, 2010-present)
- Kristof Hahn : Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar, Backing Vocals (1988-1992, 2010-2017, 2019-present)
- Christopher Pravdica : Bass, Backing Vocals (2010-2017, 2019-present)
- Phil Puleo : Drums, Percussion, Dulcimer, Backing Vocals (1997, 2010-2017, 2019-present)
- Larry Mullins : Drums, Mellotron, Percussion, Vibes, Backing Vocals (1995-1996, 2019-present)
- Dana Schechter : Bass, Lap Steel Guitar, Keyboards (2020-present)
Former members
- Sue Hanel : Guitar (1982)
- Dan Braun : Bass(1982)
- Thurston Moore : Bass (1982)
- Jon Tessler : Bass, Percussion, Tape Loops (1982)
- Jonathan Kane : Drums (1982-1983)
- Mojo : Percussion, Tape Loops (1982)
- Bob Pezzola : Guitar (1982-1983)
- Daniel Galli-Duani : Saxophone (1982)
- Roli Mosimann : Drums (1982-1984)
- Norman Westberg : Guitar, Vocals (1983-1990, 1993-1995, 2010-2017, 2019)
- Harry Crosby : Bass (1983-1986)
- John Hood : Drums (1984)
- Ivan Nahem : Drums (1984-1985)
- Jarboe : Keyboards, Vocals, Piano (1985-1997, 2012)
- Ronaldo Gonzalez : Drums (1985-1987)
- Ted Parsons : Drums (1985-1987, 1991, 1993-1995)
- Algis Kizys : Bass (1986-1988, 1991-1995)
- Sami Kumpulainen : Bass (1988)
- Virgil Moorefield : Drums (1989)
- Vinnie Signorelli : Drums, Percussion (1989-1992)
- Clint Steele : Guitar (1990-1997)
- Jenny Wade : Bass Guitar (1990-1991)
- Anton Fier : Drums (1990-1991)
- Bill Rieflin : Drums, Additional Instruments (1993-1996)
- Joe Goldring : Bass (1995-1996)
- Vudi : Guitar, Keyboards (1995-1996)
- Bill Bronson : Bass (1997)
- Thor Harris : Drums, Percussion, Vibraphone, Hammered Dulcimer, Keyboards (2010-2016, 2017, 2019)
- Paul Wallfisch : Keyboards (2016-2017, 2019)
- Yoyo Röhm : Bass, Double Bass, Keyboards, Vocals (2019)
- Ben Frost : Synthesizer, Mellotron, Guitar (2012)
Swans Lyrics (9)
Swans Discography
Album title | Lyrics | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |||
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Swans (1982) | EP | 1982 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Filth (1983) | Lyrics | Studio | 1983-05-27 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
Cop (1984) | Studio | 1984 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Young God (1984) | EP | 1984 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Time Is Money (Bastard) (1986) | Single | 1986 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Public Castration Is a Good Idea (1986) | Live | 1986 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Holy Money (1986) | Studio | 1986 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Greed (1986) | Studio | 1986-02-28 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
A Screw (1986) | EP | 1986-05-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Children of God (1987) | Studio | 1987 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Feel Good Now (1987) | Live | 1987 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Love Will Tear Us Apart (1988) | EP | 1988 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Can't Find My Way Home (1989) | Single | 1989 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
The Burning World (1989) | Studio | 1989-05 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Body to Body, Job to Job (1991) | Compilation | 1991 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
White Light From the Mouth of Infinity (1991) | Studio | 1991-05-06 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Love of Life (1992) | Studio | 1992-02-24 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
The Great Annihilator (1995) | Studio | 1995-01-23 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Die Tür ist zu (1996) | EP | 1996-06-15 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Soundtracks for the Blind (1996) | Studio | 1996-10-22 | 100 | 1 | 0 | ||||
My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky (2010) | Studio | 2010-09-21 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
The Seer (2012) | Studio | 2012-08-12 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Not Here / Not Now (2013) | Live | 2013-10-14 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
To Be Kind (2014) | Studio | 2014-05-13 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Oxygen (2014) | EP | 2014-11-24 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
The Gate (2015) | Live | 2015-10-01 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
The Glowing Man (2016) | Studio | 2016-06-17 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Deliquescence (2017) | Live | 2017-05-17 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
leaving meaning. (2019) | Studio | 2019-10-25 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Avatar (2020) | Single | 2020-10-31 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Swans Thank You! (2023) | EP | 2023-06-23 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
The Beggar (2023) | Studio | 2023-06-23 | - | 0 | 0 |