Swans Confirm Release Of 'The Glowing Man' And UK Shows

Swans have announced the June 17 release of a new record, ‘The Glowing Man’.

The album, largely recorded at Sonic Ranch, near El Paso, Texas, with John Congleton as engineer, will be the band’s last in their current incarnation and is set to be followed by a world tour, including UK stops in Brighton, Manchester, Glasgow and Newcastle before two nights at London’s Islington Assembly Hall.

Check out an excerpt from the title track and a note from Michael Gira below.

“In 2009 when I made the decision to restart my musical group, Swans, I had no idea where it would lead. I knew that if I took the road of mining the past or revisiting the catalog, that it would be fruitless and stultifying. After much thought about how to make this an adventure that would instead lead the music forward into unexpected terrain, I chose the five people with whom to work that I believed would most ably provide a sense of surprise, and even uncertainty, while simultaneously embodying the strength and confidence to ride the river of intention that flows from the heart of the sound wherever it would lead us - and what’s the intention? LOVE!

“And so finally this LOVE has now led us, with the release of the new and final recording from this configuration of Swans, The Glowing Man, through four albums (three of which contain more complexity, nuance and scope than I would have ever dreamed possible), several live releases, various fundraiser projects, countless and seemingly endless tours and rehearsals, and a generally exhausting regimen that has left us stunned but still invigorated and thrilled to see this thing through to its conclusion.

I hereby thank my brothers and collaborators for their commitment to whatever truth lies at the center of the sound. I’m decidedly not a Deist, but on a few occasions – particularly in live performance – it’s been my privilege, through our collective efforts, to just barely grasp something of the infinite in the sound and experience generated by a force that is definitely greater than all of us combined. When talking with audience members after the shows or through later correspondence, it’s also been a true privilege to discover they’ve experienced something like this too. Whatever the force is that has led us through this extended excursion, it’s been worthwhile for many of us, and I’m grateful for what has been the most consistently challenging and fulfilling period of my musical life.

“Going forward, post the touring associated with The Glowing Man, I’ll continue to make music under the name Swans, with a revolving cast of collaborators. I have little idea what shape the sound will take, which is a good thing. Touring will definitely be less extensive, I’m certain of that! Whatever the future holds, I’ll miss this particular locus of human and musical potential immensely: Norman Westberg, Kristof Hahn, Phil Puleo, Christopher Pravdica, Thor Harris, and myself mixed in there somewhere, too.”

News of the record follows allegations from Larkin Grimm, a former collaborator and Young God artist, that Gira sexually assaulted her in 2008. Gira has denied the allegations.

Swans Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows

Sat October 08 2016 - BRIGHTON Concorde 2
Sun October 09 2016 - MANCHESTER O2 Ritz
Tue October 11 2016 - GLASGOW Oran Mor
Wed October 12 2016 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Northumbria University
Thu October 13 2016 - LONDON Islington Assembly Hall
Fri October 14 2016 - LONDON Islington Assembly Hall

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