Swans Archives

Former Swans member banned from Twitter for posting tutorial on ‘how to punch a Nazi’

Musician and former Swans member Thor Harris was briefly banned from Twitter this week after posting a video tutorial demonstrating how to 'punch a...

Swans announce ‘final’ album ‘The Glowing Man’ and share title track

The follow-up to 2014’s ‘To Be Kind’ arrives this June

Swans’ Michael Gira responds after being accused of rape by former collaborator

Larkin Grimm accuses the frontman of sexual assault in 2008

Swans to reissue debut album ‘Filth’

1984 album to be re-released with bonus tracks

Swans announce biggest ever UK headline show

They will play London's Roundhouse on May 21, 2015

Swans – ‘To Be Kind’

In 2010, after a 13-year break, Michael Gira resurrected his experimental post-punk outfit Swans. Avant-garde to the extreme, Gira’s music is an all-encompassing experience...

Swans share new song ‘Oxygen’ – listen

It's the second song lifted from band's forthcoming album 'To Be Kind'

Swans reveal new song ‘A Little God In My Hands’ – listen

First song from band's new album 'To Be Kind', due out in May

St Vincent’s Annie Clark to appear on new Swans album

'To Be Kind' will be released on May 12

Swans offer to write songs ‘praising your family’ in order to fund new album

Frontman Michael Gira to create personalised music for investors