Swans - Bring The Sun/Toussaint L'Ouverture 

It’s too short

Dam this just turned eatin my lunchable into a spiritual experience

when he's trilingual 😍

People who listen to "To Be Kind" be like "this song made me anxious, gave me a panic attack, see demons in my ceiling fan, kill my neighbor, and start coughing up blood 10/10 exhilarating masterpiece

I've been a Swans fan since 1984, but I'd been ignoring these new records. Dumb. This is fantastic.

I really love how dramatic Gira's voice is He sounds really serious

It's like an orchestra piece but it's rock.

$2 at one of those online jukeboxes at my local dive bar. Best money ever spent.

Loved the part where he said "Hazamadadamadadahazadama"

I was like "10 Songs? This finna be a BREEZE" Little did I know this nigga put a mixtape in the album Edit: I didn't know Swans was a band at the time posting this

This song alone is three times the length of Daughters’s first album

That intro is one of the best things i've heard in music so far

I’ve been listening to the Swans non-stop the last week, or so, and I can say without hyperbole, my anxiety level has gone up considerably. I hear Gira’s chanting in my dreams. I can’t get songs out of my head. These are all good things, by the way. They’re brilliant!

This has to be one of the most difficult pieces of music I have ever encountered.

I listen to this and cloud of unknowing every day. I'm not human anymore. I'm just a troll now that lives in a sewer under an abandoned K-Mart

I'm having trouble coping with the fact that I'll never hear this live.

I can only imagine what it would be like, to hear this song in a concert.

that build from 18:30 to 20:20 is one of the most frightening things i have ever heard

And now a 'In Swans' studio conversation. Mike: 'Hey guys, so we're gonna need a saw, some wood, a hammer and a horse drawn carriage for the middle section' Band: 'Um, sure Mike. That shouldn't be a problem. Can we get a free jazz crescendo for the end? Mike: 'Well yeah... I mean duhhhhhhhhhhhhh.'

Listening to this while sleep deprived and doing some work at 5 AM, I legit can't even walk straight because of how tired I am. Feeling surreal, thanks Swans.

When mom says "one more song before you go to bed"

That build up from 18:18 all the way to 20:20 is absolutely jaw dropping. That part and the outro of to be kind are by far the best parts of this damn album, an album that I so far have only listened through once, but that has already given me an unforgettable experience. Everything seems so emphatically complex and difficult to put together, but it's executed in the best way possible. Must have taken years to produce.

Holy shit that huge chord around 14:40 fucking cleaves me in half

The opening salvo of Bring the Sun is one of the most transcendent sounds ever recorded.

20:54 I've never been so captivated by a single note bassline before

This is by far the most relentlessly epic thing I have ever heard. Some might complain about length but with the proper almost meditative patience required this can set you free unlike almost any music out there,

The bass at 8:20 .....The whole song is a killer and the reason why I am getting deaf more and more. At 12:00 is the smash-ur-head-against-something-part.

I want David Lynch and swans to collaborate

this is the apex of modern music.

This is helping my smoking addiction. Thank you man, amazing work

Wow so Swans can play the same chord over and over again as loud as they can and it’s called a “Masterpiece” but when i do it it’s “annoying” and the “whole neighborhood can hear me”.

0:00 Bring The Sun 14:42 Transition 20:54 Toussant L'Ouverture

Nobody expected the soundtrack to the Spanish Inquisition!

Such an incredible piece of rock music!

Love this record. Great production. Great songs. I haven't had the pleasure of seeing them since '99 or so, but I have seen them live on three different occasions. Cathartic is the best description of "feeling" them live. The last time I saw(felt) them was at The Fenix in Seattle ( a club that was destroyed in the 2002 earthquake). I went w/ my friend who was one of the guitarist's in the metal band Sanctuary. Half way through the set he disappeared and when he came back I asked where he went for so long. He said he went out to the parking lot and threw up. No alcohol, he doesn't drink ; no drugs involved. Just a cathartic reaction to the intensity. For me it was a positive release of energy. I love them. Thank you Swans!

For anyone who cares, I (22 y/o male) had a really intense experience listening to this song sometime in 2020. I was listening to TBK on my headphones while fishing 10 miles off of the coast of San Pedro, CA. I was with my older brother (31 y/o) and his son (10 y/o) in a small center console boat. It was midday and there were no clouds in the sky. The sunlight reflecting off of the water was uncomfortably brilliant and omnipresent. There were no other boats in sight. When this song came on, we began to approach an oil rig that we saw on the horizon that my brother said was a good fishing spot. Even amongst all the light that surrounded us, I could make out a sharp crimson and orange glow on the rig that I knew had to be a fire. We got closer to the oil rig as the song progressed. The song became more fierce and the size of the rig became more apparent. Eventually, we’re floating what feels like directly beside this flair stack that’s attacking the sky with a building-sized pillar of flames while Michael Gira is shouting “BRING THE SUN” over this divine orchestra of human voices and post-rock instrumentals that are playing full blast in my ears. My nephew is crying with a fear and discomfort not unlike that shown on the album art. My brother is stoic and unmoved. I’ve never had a musical experience that made me feel so small. Not only small in the face of the human creation/destruction I was witnessing or small in the face of the open waters and heavens that surrounded us in every direction. As cliche as this sounds, I felt small in the cosmic sense…like a bacterium lost in space. Like everything I could do or ever dream of doing would amount to nothing more than dust in the wind in comparison to these gargantuan sounds that were filling my ears and the industrial and natural spectacles that were filling my eyes. For a few minutes, I was completely and profoundly stunned. If you care about Swans and their music as much as I do, hopefully you got a non-zero amount of amusement from that anecdote. Please continue to support Swans and other great artists by buying their music and telling anyone who will bother to hear you about how great they are!

That first song was incredibly unique. Now, bring in the horse for the second one.

This has to be one the most breathtaking experiences I’ve ever heard. 10/10

The dulcimer section around 15:15 is one the most beautiful moments in their entire catalogue

what an experience.

wow, I've always had a tendency to stop listening to this song once bring the sun was over (just due to length and not really remembering the second half that well) But oh my god, listening to the whole half hour after a couple months not really listening to Swans gave a new appreciation for this song! I never realized how harrowing and explosive the second half was, and I surely didn't remember how visceral the majority of the last leg is! the subdued drums and the immense ambiance really kept my attention when the quieter parts came out. Needless to say, I no longer think this behemoth is the "worst track" on the album. And imo, TBK doesn't have a single weak song! I love it, simple as that

All these years in all my life it’s still the best track I’ve ever heard just the raw intensity in a blanket of tears it’s just power and human

SANGRE EEES VIIIIIDAAAA

0:00 Bring The Sun 14:42 Toussaint L'Ouverture

A haunted madhouse of a song that brings me, hours or days after listening to it, to repeat in my head the accusative man shouting, "Toussaint!"

This song starts as absolutely punishing. You have to be masochistic to continue listening, because you are obligated to turn up the bone-thrumming percussion. You are compelled to feel it. I mean, you have to really want to hurt yourself. Then comes the joy, a blessed peace where only a moment ago you could never forget what has brought you here.

i listened to this while studying for a midterm I had the same day. Almost had a full blown panic attack multiple times. Amazing song

I discovered this because of Facebook Reels, I don't regret it, really nice music

The perfect soundtrack for a trip on datura.

words cant do this justice.... blown away at the emotional level this delivers

Timed the climax of Bring the Sun with solar eclipse totality back in April absolutely transcendent experience

Is that a fart at 25:06? Like an inside joke from the band: "let's make this super complex and powerful 30 minutes piece of art-rock music and sneak a fart sound in the middle see if anyone'll notice"

i can’t help but associate “bring the sun” with the Aztecs

Never heard of Swans, never heard of this type of music, never fully listened to a half an hour song. but this is very interesting and i'm absolutely loving it brad taste in music sent me here lol the emphasization on the buildup is so long and dragged on which makes it literally unforgettable. it is also extremely layered with just a chaos of noise such as in 19:25 where it's just an organized mess, and i love it. other miscellanous sounds (otuside sounds like the neighs) really immersed me in the song. my only complaint is that i had to pull up the lyrics seven times to just understand what he was saying lmao. all in all, i might listen to this album (if i have the time, this album is literally two hours lol)

20:25 The Haitian Revolution begins.

Happy 10th birthday to this amazing album.

this is maybe the most raw, powerful, hardcore, noisy, mindblowing, cathartic and brilliant 34 minutes of my stupid life

Another example of Annie Clark´s subtle background vocals which adds a lot to another song on this album .

Toussaint L'overture! Toussaint L'overture Freedom! Equality! Fraternity! Blood God! Son of God! God's Love! Blood is Life! Life is Blood! Blood is Love! Love is Blood! Toussaint! Toussaint!

The obvious difference in genres aside, there's something of The Doors 'The End' about this.

this album is a masterpiece. it was the soundtrack to my summer of 2014.

I did a paper on Toussaint L'Ouverture back in 9th grade.

The annoying RU-vid ads interrupting the music feel like shards of dirty broken glass being forced into my urethra. Anyone have a similar experience/agree?

the first 2 and a half minutes are like a meditation or a ritual. I don't know why I keep repeating it it's just one note but I cant stop.

T-thank you swans for m-making my exam anxiety vanished. I uh... can finally face the test today

Toujours aussi Humain ! quand on sait qu'ils ont influencé tant et tant de personnes et de groupes depuis toutes ces années ! Swans m'accompagnent dans ma peinture au même titre que : Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Jesu ( Justin Broadrick ), A Silver Mt. Zion . . . Merci à Michael Gira .

Been reading Blood Meridian lately and this album definitely gives me vibes of the old west, the power of war, human nature, and the inevitability of death and impermanence. Some give Earth credit for making Blood Meridian: The Album with Hex (which is a good album), but I think To Be Kind comes far closer to that realization without being conscious of it, probably.

on second listening, this is the perfect companion to clr james' 'the black jacobins'. two meditations on slavery and revolution worth anybody's time.

Well, it seems they finally did it.

This is the song of all time

You are not legally allowed to skip through any part of this song.

Probably the greatest run song ive heard. Gets my adrenaline pumping everytime.

so bring the sun, i am the sun and god damn the sun? so we should bring you, even though you’re damned?

The perfect song.

Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité !!! France and Freemasons !

I fucking love this song.

i personally love these monologues from singers that reveal so much about us and about the world. who produce so much that we prefer to keep secret. these singers and philosophers tell the truth in their drunk - and that's exactly why they bring us, as humanity, further - and if that is possible, please go to the stars. Enjoy it.

Mom: “Just one more song and then bedtime, ok?” Me: Plays this.

Out of this world...artwork and pure genius...THE Band = Swans!!! Sublime!!!!!!!

this one song is longer than green days newest album.

my headphones aren't good enough quality for this

Goat song

A masterpiece. Hypnotic and exhilarating.

this feels so eerie and disturbing, even if i describe it, it can't be described

lool I listened to this song many times without noticing it has lyrics in Spanish (I'm native Spanish speaker). His pronunciation is weird, especially in "Dios".

I tried really hard to finish it, but stopped around 13:00. Anxiety took me.

28:02 rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrico suave

BEST SONG I HAVE EVER HEARD.

in love with Swans since Bright Light at Edge of infinity but this track is my new favorite song of all time, takes it to a whole new, unearthly, level

Hey Michael... I love you too man

Broughthony Meheretano

I have this song on repeat it’s so good ❤️

i had one of the best drives i ever had listening to this song

This whole song is a whole band’s album usually lol

SANGRE DE DÍOOOOOS HIJO DE DÍOOOOOOOS AMOR DE DÍOOOOOOS SANGREEEE ES AMOOOOOOGGGGG

8:03 - This electronic sound make all the difference in the Bring The Sun part

this rips open reality

This really hits different when you understand spanish and french

alright kids today we’re going to learn about the haitian revolution

22:48 so so good