Swans: To Be Kind (Vinyl 3xLP)

A NOTE FROM MICHAEL GIRA:

Hello There,

We (Swans) have recently completed our new album. It is called To Be Kind. The release date is set for May 13, 2014. It will be available as a triple vinyl album and a double CD. It will also be available digitally.

The album was produced by me, and it was recorded by the venerable John Congleton at Sonic Ranch, outside El Paso Texas, and further recordings and mixing were accomplished at John’s studio in Dallas, Texas. We commenced rehearsals as Sonic Ranch in early October 2013, began recording soon thereafter, then completed the process of mixing with John in Dallas by mid December 2013.

A good portion of the material for this album was developed live during the Swans tours of 2012/13. Much of the music was otherwise conjured in the studio environment.

1. Screen Shot
2. Just A Little Boy (For Chester Burnett)
3. A Little God In My Hands
4. Bring The Sun / Toussaint L'Ouverture Part One
5. Bring The Sun / Toussaint L'Ouverture Part Two
6. Some Things We Do
7. She Loves Us
8. Oxygen
9. Kirsten Supine
10. Nathalie Neal
11. To Be Kind