SWANS <SWANs>

In 1982, he formed mainly by Michael Gira (guitar/vocal) and reigned in the alternative scene with SONIC YOUTH as a band symbolizing the chaotic New York underground scene from the late 70s to early 80s. The early works "Filth" and "Cop" called Junk Rock, resonating violently with the no-wave scene that flourished at the time, combined with his too heavy sound and destructive live performance, attracted attention in a blink of an eye. After joining Jarboe, he will acquire a unique absolute world view and sound from around the medium-term works "Greed", "Holy Money" and "Children of God", which are mixed with holy and secular, tranquility and chaos. His approach to dark songs as shown in the major release work "The Burning World" produced by Bill Raswell was passed on to psychedelic and drone sounds in late works "White Light from the Mouth of Infinity" and "Love of Life" after the establishment of his label Young God Records. Other members except Michael Gira were fluid until they broke up in 1997, except for Norman Westberg and Jarboe. In 2010, he uploaded songs with the declaration of "SWANS ARE NOT DEAD", convened new and old members such as Norman Westberg, Christoph Hahn, Phil Puleo, Thor Harris, and Chris Pravdica, and released the first album "My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky" in September of the same year. After the resurrection in August 2012, the second work "The Seer" was released. He got a high score across the board with the best compliments in many media revues. In February 2013, he performed in Japan for the first time in about 22 years, and Volume's strong performance for more than two hours without limit was outstanding among old and new fans. And the 3rd visit to Japan for the first time in two years, with the monster album "To Be Kind", which far surpasses the previous work! Please mobilize all your five senses and confirm yourself the best live performance that is worth the most today, the legend of the current progressive form!