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Swans (1982 - )

Group - United States US art rock/post-punk band

Releases (67)

Official

Album

  1. Filth 27 May 1983
  2. Cop 1984
  3. Holy Money 1986
  4. Greed 1986
  5. Children of God 19 Oct 1987
  6. The Burning World May 1989
  7. White Light From the Mouth of Infinity 06 May 1991
  8. Love of Life 1992
  9. The Great Annihilator 23 Jan 1995
  10. Soundtracks for the Blind 22 Oct 1996
  11. My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky 21 Sep 2010
  12. The Seer 12 Aug 2012
  13. To Be Kind 03 May 2014
  14. The Glowing Man 17 Jun 2016
  15. leaving meaning. 25 Oct 2019
  16. The Beggar 23 Jun 2023
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Album - Live

  1. Public Castration Is a Good Idea 1986
  2. Feel Good Now 1987
  3. Anonymous Bodies in an Empty Room 1990
  4. Omniscience 1992
  5. Kill the Child: 1985/1986/1987 Live 1995
  6. Real Love 1996
  7. Swans Are Dead 20 Jan 1998
  8. We Rose From Your Bed With the Sun in Our Head 02 Feb 2012
  9. Not Here / Not Now 14 Oct 2013
  10. The Gate 01 Oct 2015
  11. Deliquescence 17 May 2017
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Album - Compilation

  1. Body to Body, Job to Job 1991
  2. Cop / Young God 1992
  3. Greed / Holy Money 1992
  4. Children of God / World of Skin 1997
  5. Cop / Young God / Greed / Holy Money 23 Mar 1999
  6. Various Failures 1988–1992 1999
  7. Filth / Body to Body, Job to Job 2000
  8. Forever Burned 2003
  9. Holy Money / A Screw 20 Nov 2015
  10. White Light From the Mouth of Infinity / Love of Life 04 Dec 2015
  11. The Great Annihilator / Drainland 27 Apr 2017
  12. Soundtracks for the Blind / Die Tür ist zu 20 Jul 2018
  13. Children of God / Feel Good Now 13 Nov 2020
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Album - Demo

  1. What Is This? 18 Mar 2019
  2. Is There Really a Mind? Feb 2022
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Single

  1. Time Is Money (Bastard) 1986
  2. New Mind 1987
  3. Love Will Tear Us Apart 1988
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Bootleg

Album

  1. Živi v Ljubljani 1987
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Album - Live

  1. Dead at All Tomorrow’s Parties 2011
  2. 2014‐11‐28: Kosmonavt, Saint Petersburg, Russia 2014
  3. Fifteen Steps (Live, San Francisco ’86) 30 Jun 2022
  4. 1986 Europe
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Relationships (24)

Members

  1. Michael Gira (1982 - 1997) original
  2. Michael Gira (Jan 2010) original
  3. Norman Westberg (1982)
  4. Daniel Galli-Duani (1982)
  5. Sue Hanel (1982)
  6. Bob Pezzola (1982 - 1983)
  7. Harry Crosby (1983 - 1985)
  8. Roli Mosimann (1983 - 1986)
  9. Ted Parsons (1985 - 1987)
  10. Jarboe (1986 - 1997)
  11. Clint Steele (1990 - 1998) electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  12. Jenny Wade (1991)
  13. Vinnie Signorelli (1992)
  14. Christopher Pravdica (2010)
  15. Thor Harris (2010)
  16. Phil Puleo (2010) drums (drum set)
  17. Algis Kiyzs
  18. Jonathan Kane
  19. Bill Bronson
  20. Bill Rieflin
  21. Anton Fier
  22. Lary Seven
  23. Kristof Hahn
  24. Toby Dammit

Recordings by (365)

  1. Laugh 4:07 (1982)
  2. Speak 4:31 (1982)
  3. Take Advantage 4:28 (1982)
  4. Sensitive Skin 6:16 (1982)
  5. Stay Here 5:36 (27 May 1983)
  6. Big Strong Boss 3:02 (27 May 1983)
  7. Blackout 3:47 (27 May 1983)
  8. Power for Power 5:52 (27 May 1983)
  9. Freak 1:13 (27 May 1983)
  10. Right Wrong 4:43 (27 May 1983)
  11. Thank You 3:52 (27 May 1983)
  12. Weakling 5:20 (27 May 1983)
  13. Gang 3:19 (27 May 1983)
  14. Half Life 4:18 (1984)
  15. Job 4:45 (1984)
  16. Why Hide 5:50 (1984)
  17. Clay Man 5:05 (1984)
  18. Your Property 4:46 (1984)
  19. Cop 6:47 (1984)
  20. Butcher 4:01 (1984)
  21. Thug 5:10 (1984)
  22. I Crawled 5:40 (1984)
  23. Raping a Slave 6:20 (1984)
  24. Young God 7:03 (1984)
  25. This Is Mine 5:25 (1984)
  26. Sealed in Skin 5:22 (Mar 1985)
  27. Fool (#2) 5:50 (1986)
  28. Money Is Flesh (#2) 5:02 (1986)
  29. A Screw (Holy Money) (mix) 5:41 (1986)
  30. Blackmail 4:54 (1986)
  31. A Screw 5:00 (1986)
  32. Fool 5:21 (1986)
  33. Nobody 4:49 (1986)
  34. Greed 6:17 (1986)
  35. Heaven 4:54 (1986)
  36. Time Is Money (Bastard) 5:36 (1986)
  37. Time Is Money (Bastard) (mix) 7:04 (1986)
  38. Another You 7:44 (1986)
  39. A Screw (Holy Money) 4:58 (1986)
  40. You Need Me 1:22 (1986)
  41. Money Is Flesh 12:06 (1986) live, 1986
  42. Anything for You 9:09 (1986) live, 1986
  43. Coward 8:33 (1986) live, 1986
  44. A Hanging 12:32 (1986) live, 1986
  45. Stupid Child 5:40 (1986) live, 1986
  46. New Mind 5:13 (19 Oct 1987)
  47. In My Garden 5:35 (19 Oct 1987)
  48. Our Love Lies 4:31 (19 Oct 1987)
  49. Sex, God, Sex 6:38 (19 Oct 1987)
  50. Blood and Honey 4:47 (19 Oct 1987)
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Credited as (4)

  1. Swans
  2. SWANS
  3. Swans feat. The Necks
  4. The Swans

Works (14)

Composed

  1. Red Sheet
  2. Speak
  3. Laugh
  4. Sensitive Skin
  5. Take Advantage
  6. Stay Here
  7. Big Strong Boss
  8. Blackout
  9. Power for Power
  10. Freak
  11. Right Wrong
  12. Thank You
  13. Weakling
  14. Gang

Events (8)

Main Performer At

  1. Swans at VERA
  2. Best Kept Secret Festival 2013
  3. Psycho Las Vegas 2017, Day 3: Joint time
  4. Hellfest 2013, Day 3: Valley time
  5. 2013 Bonnaroo Music Festival, day 4: This Tent time
  6. Swans at Kraken
  7. 2013-05-27: Swans @ Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt time
  8. Swans at Schlachthof Wiesbaden cancelled

Links (31)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.swans.pair.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/swans
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92031205
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n92031205
  4. https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/band/Swans
  5. https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/swans
  6. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13925645c
  7. https://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=8630
  8. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/swans/

Lyrics Page

  1. https://genius.com/artists/Swans

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Swans

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/132580

Setlist.Fm

  1. https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/swans-bd6a11e.html

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/154588

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000034988

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/126825856

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q573017

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/79S80ZWgVhIPMCHuvl6SkA
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/6926

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/interpreter/swans/391363

Bandcamp

  1. https://swans.bandcamp.com/

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/3546966
  2. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/5580746
  3. https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/interpreter/swans/391363

Youtube Music

  1. https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCw8td8ajENm2IOhk6AkBdJA

Discography Pages

  1. http://swans.pair.com/discography.html

Social Networking

  1. https://www.instagram.com/swans_official/
  2. https://www.facebook.com/SwansOfficial

Soundcloud

  1. https://soundcloud.com/swansofficial

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/swansaredead

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialSwans