Crawling out of the same noisy, arty New York underground
that sired Sonic Youth and Lydia Lunch, Swans created a
dark, abrasive, murky, slowed-down noise-rock that served
as a starting point for their ruminations about alienation,
depression, depravity, and the disturbing side of human
nature. Singers Michael Gira and Jarboe have been the
group's only constants over the years; Gira has taken the
group from its early confrontational shock tactics to a
more varied, mature attack. The band first appeared on
record in 1982 with a self-titled EP, and its early
releases document their search for the musical vocabulary
to express their ideas effectively. Female singer Jarboe
joined the group for 1986's Holy Money and brought a
gentler, more relaxed dimension to Swans' s More...
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