Artist
Swans
Swans is an experimental artist from New York City, USA formed in 1982. 47 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Experimental · New York City, USA · Best experimental albums
- 47
- Releases
- 1983–2026
- Active years
- 1982
- Formed
Artist
Swans is an experimental artist from New York City, USA formed in 1982. 47 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Experimental · New York City, USA · Best experimental albums
Most popular
To Be Kind
2014 · 10 tracks
The Seer
2012
Soundtracks for the Blind
1996
The Glowing Man
2016
leaving meaning.
2019
White Light From the Mouth of Infinity
1991
Birthing
2025
The Great Annihilator
1995
The Beggar
2023
My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky
2010
Children of God / World of Skin
1997
Cop / Young God
1992
Love of Life
1992
Filth / Body to Body, Job to Job
2000
Holy Money / A Screw
2015
Filth
1983
The Burning World
1989
LIVE ROPE
2026
Soundtracks For The Blind / Die Tür Ist Zu
2018
Cop/Young God, Greed/Holy Money (1984-1985/6)
2017
White Light From the Mouth of Infinity / Love of Life
2015
Public Castration Is a Good Idea (Live)
2015
Greed / Time Is Money (Bastard)
2015
We Rose From Your Bed With The Sun In Our Head
2014
Not Here, Not Now
2013
Swans Are Dead: Live '95-'97
2003
Forever Burned
2003
Great Annihilator
2002
Cop / Young God / Greed / Holy Money
1999
Various Failures 1988-1992
1999
Various Failures
1999
Greed / Holy Money
1992
Body to Body, Job to Job
1991
Feel Good Now (2020 Remaster)
1987
Greed
1986
Holy Money
1986
Cop
1984
Children of God
Single · 1987
I Am a Tower
Single · 2025
It's Coming It's Real
Single · 2019
Die Tür Ist Zu
EP · 2018
Mind/Body/Light/Sound (Remastered)
Single · 2017
Oxygen
EP · 2014
A Little God in My Hands
Single · 2014
Celebrity Lifestyle / Mother/Father
Single · 1994
Can't Find My Way Home
Single · 1989
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Single · 1988
Swans is an American post-punk band originally active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. The band was one of the few groups to emerge from the early 1980s New York No Wave scene and stay intact into the next decade. Formed by Gira in 1982, Swans employed a shifting lineup of musicians until their dissolution in 1997. Besides Gira, the only other constant members were keyboardist/vocalist/songwriter Jarboe from 1984 to 1997, and semi-constant guitarist Norman Westberg. The band was noted for droning vocals and repetitive song structures. In 2010, Gira reactivated Swans without Jarboe. The reformed band has released two new studio albums: My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky in 2010, followed by The Seer in 2012.