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Swans "Mother of the World" ("The Seer" Full Album Part 2)

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Hello, thank you for listening to our music. I hope it gives you some joy and pleasure.
I am pleased that you have discovered our music through this medium. I view this experience as the equivalent of previewing a record in a record store in days of old. However, if you wish to experience the music in its' fullest form, I would strongly encourage you to acquire it in a physical format you can bring into your home. Not only will you then be able to experience the richest version of the music sonically, but you will also be afforded the opportunity to enjoy the tangible artwork, which was conceived in tandem with the music, and serves as a further portal to experiencing the total conceptual and spiritual and emotional content of the work we have labored, lovingly, to bring to you.
I love you,
- Michael Gira / Swans / Young God Records
Official Young God Records / Swans Store (all albums hand signed by M. Gira): bit.ly/1rY35P8
Swans on iTunes: bit.ly/1nZmr5R

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@imeanokaysureman 7 лет назад

This song kills at karaoke night.

@paulsenkans3401 6 лет назад

Swans Karaoke. A dream of mine.

@BrorealeK 6 лет назад

Literally. DON'T PLAY THIS SONG FOR KARAOKE NIGHT

@noahbarbosa6500 6 лет назад

*heavy breathing*

@Just.Kidding 5 лет назад

I prefer playing the seer. ISEEITALLISEEITALLISEEITALLISEEITALLISEEITALLISEEITALL

@fannytoothnana6853 5 лет назад

imeanoksureman Imagine Oxygen karaoke

@trevorw2841 5 лет назад

This is the meanest song I've ever heard. And yes, "mean" is the best word for it. I feel like I'm being taunted, teased, pushed around like a helpless puppet. It's like a playground bully except he's the size of the universe.

@s.franco5744 4 года назад

Agreed. And this as a whole, is the opposite of beauty, the artwork, the music, the singing. Well done.

@rhubarbdude3347 4 года назад

"A playground bully the size of the universe" Wow Love that

@bloodinthewater 4 года назад

So, god, then?

@Born2Losenot2win 4 года назад

Trevor W Is that... Religion reference?!

@Born2Losenot2win 4 года назад

bloodinthewater Yup lol

@nowhereman4865 4 года назад

There's one thing Swans's music taught me. Patience.

@peepnox7747 2 года назад

Yep

@Divuar 2 года назад

this is a golden comment

@Gnix1996 Год назад

Yep and ironically this is the song that taught me patience. In my bed, in the dark of my room, I allowed it to lure me in. The transition in the middle of the song with the breathing alone scared the poop out of me the first time I heard it.

@jeremykeithneill Год назад

One definitely needs an attention span. Luckily it is so interesting. Like a great movie, parts of it are difficult to sit through. Like real life, it is often disturbing and uncomfortable. It is not all pretty and uniform, it is a landscape of contrasts of harmony and discordance, profundity and silliness, beauty and ugliness, light-heartedness and darkness. Not always an easy listen by any measure, but good art challenges you in such ways. I think Gira is an artistic genius personally. If you aren't disturbed or even are at least slightly sometimes repulsed at first, by some aspects of someone's music, it's probably not that great. Great art is a challenge both to the creator and to the subject of it.That is how profound their music is, it has so many dimensions it is almost impossible to take all the nuance in at first glance.

@guitarmaniac004 4 месяца назад

swans actually taught me more than that, they taught me to appreciate the little details. Like the first time I listened to swans I was like "it's the same shit over and over". Listening to swans now, you realize there's very little repetition going on. There's always something to hone in on and realize it's doing something completely unique. Like the drums in this song for example.

@paragraphs7235 9 лет назад

I could listen to those two notes for hours.

@baktre 8 лет назад

You'd like To Be Kind then....

@ddavis_drums 8 лет назад

You're obviously a Swans fan. Repetition in all of their songs

@Huelogy 8 лет назад

such a great cacophony never heard anything like this except in my subxoncious

@lanakorvin2445 4 года назад

Mine's on a loop !!

@joyuz6583 4 года назад

@@ddavis_drums I'm listening to this for the first time, and to me the repetition holds a certain horror. Its like you're listening to something beyond human comprehension, and in that I find a certain sinister beauty. And sure, you may not like long songs as such. But in my opinion a song like this couldn't exist if it were short because all the feelings they are attempting to convey would seem odd if spliced into 3 minutes. And that, is true art to me.

@Cedrou21 4 года назад

there is so much more happening in the constant ''loop'' if you listen carefully. swans are incredible and makes me love being alive to hear this

@charliealcock 6 лет назад

I always get the urge to play this sort of thing at parties.

@theskoolmustard00 6 лет назад

Charlie Alcock invite me to that party I'll bring drinks

@spookyconnolly6072 4 года назад

Chad

@bloodinthewater 4 года назад

Are you me?

@Born2Losenot2win 4 года назад

Go for it

@koollegged5739 4 года назад

It's not as good as it sounds. It will mainly consist of everyone taking the piss out of the song, and you.

@HarrysMovingMedia 9 лет назад

The only repetitive song that I can't complain about the repetitiveness, so perfect in each little way, a big climax that only the patient can truly appreciate.

@Terry1950Men 6 лет назад

Is this something for you? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HudSwX3aiyo.html

@qkoo1297 5 лет назад

but this isn't a piece of the sky

@heckicusdoomicuswizardus1382 4 года назад

harry what the fuck are you doing here go back to making good videos

@envycentral7281 4 года назад

Harry's Haunted House it’s Harry!

@jankbunky4279 4 года назад

@@Terry1950Men what song is that?

@rooster1038 5 лет назад

When your bro passes you the aux chord in the car and tells you to play ONE song, and it has to be melodic.

@bloodinthewater 4 года назад

technically this is a melody

@dfkdb6249 2 года назад

Sungazer pfp W

@robb.4613 7 лет назад

This was horrible to listen to... And I loved it!

@georgcantor6649 8 лет назад

Their band name is apt. Beautiful but mean.

@TheJargonKing 6 лет назад

"Swans are majestic, beautiful looking creatures. With really ugly temperaments." -Michael Gira

@rosemorningstar5368 4 года назад

This song swallowed my life whole into an alternate dimension where I lived many years to be an old crone and finally took my last rattling breath by the striking of the final note. I awaken to find my body perfect and renewed. I have lived a lifetime. Thank you, Swans.

@trash_bender420 Год назад

Their songs create entire realms

@iliaschaikalis8579 4 года назад

Thanks mr. Gira, i forgot how to breathe

@originalherbalist 10 лет назад

A vital band for these desperate times,thank you.

@marcosencarnacao9908 8 лет назад

+Rob Reid It's not that bad

@atree88 8 лет назад

haha

@furiousgeorge2374 7 лет назад

Oh, you poor, sweet summer child.

@alwaysnegative211 4 года назад

Even more now

@heckicusdoomicuswizardus1382 4 года назад

@@alwaysnegative211 i've legit listened to nothing but swans and daughters for the past two weeks because of all this shit going on

@therodentestcat 7 лет назад

i've only heard this album so far, but Swans seems to be one of the only bands that can actually give me chills you did good, this is fucking rad

@suffermore1576 3 года назад

which album from them is your favorite

@lasernikixcex 2 года назад

@@suffermore1576 I'd say either Born This Way or Pink Friday

@pancakeslmao20 Год назад

@@lasernikixcex hell yeah man I love The Money Store

@Gnix1996 Год назад

@@pancakeslmao20 Dark Side of the Spoon is better.

@Ruinous- 8 лет назад

they're coming to take me away haha hehe hoho

@KurtisC93 8 лет назад

For some reason, the first few minutes of this song always made me think of dancing dobermans. And by that, I mean that I envision two grey dobermans doing a sort of back-and-forth waltz together one night in the ballroom of a haunted mansion.

@drewbocop 8 лет назад

+Kurtis C. underrated comment

@SirBananaFunk 8 лет назад

your vision sounds scary

@erikl1003 8 лет назад

I could see how you might see that.

@eddiellshiabat2217 7 лет назад

Kurtis C. thats beautiful

@asskirk 7 лет назад

i'm gona steal that idea and draw a painting, see ya sucker ;D

@stephenw9625 3 года назад

To me, this song is about sex and creation, but from a dark, gnostic perspective. The lengthy repetitive first section is the primal thrusting that builds up to a brief bit of hesitation and then the orgasmic release of the “in and out again” part. But it’s short-lived. The grim 6/8 dance afterward is that moment of revulsion and strangeness experienced right after climax. Maybe it represents the horror of existence that was produced from the act of reproduction, the wondrous but cruel and inexplicable gift of life. “Mother of the World” indeed.

@j.prt.979 3 года назад

I think you’re onto something.

@marshallgrey2159 3 года назад

yeah that is something swans would write

@augustdreammusic 3 года назад

At the end he say “Mother sun….” Then on their last album they have a song called “Sunfucker”

@CorvusSynths 2 года назад

I think you might be right about this

@805Goodland 2 года назад

Nah you tweakin

@voilabb 10 лет назад

The record lends me with a mystical experience.

@voilabb 8 лет назад

+Peter Griffin too tru fam

@gabriellacet1172 4 года назад

idk why, this is the first time I've heard of this band and the song. I saw about it in that guy's channel (busiest music nerd, forgot his name lmao) about the best albuns of the decade, and I saw this and was like "ok, let's give it a shot". So this is what I've been missing?? How in the fuck haven't I ever heard of these people?? I absolutely got hipnotized by this 9 minutes song that repeats itself for half of the track, how do they manage to do this?? I only know one thing, I love it

@bloodnchocolate 4 года назад

If you haven't listened to the whole Swans discography, I urge you to. It's a wild ride.

@bloodnchocolate 4 года назад

Also, the 2018 "You Won't Get What You Want" album by Daughters is another masterpiece. Go wrong, you can't.

@gabriellacet1172 3 года назад

@@bloodnchocolate Just did it... Damn I am now afraid of an album ( "u")

@buried4430 3 года назад

Now turn it up a notch and listen to Black Vase from Prurient.

@spitgorge2021 3 года назад

if you want something that'll beat you to death with a shovel, try their first two albums

@JH-fb3mp 3 года назад

Your attention cuts right to the guitar riff but listen to the tension in those drums god damn

@mustafakuloglu771 8 лет назад

In and out and in and out Again

@user-ed7gm7ol8k 4 года назад

agaiiinnnnnnnn

@joshjones6410 7 лет назад

Sounds like the beginning of a Tool Song that doesn't continue, but this is so strangely satisfying! XP

@leontheamateur1135 4 года назад

Josh Jones stop labelling everything you like with tool

@Eli-ux3wr 4 года назад

MJK actually took a lot of notes and inspiration from Swans, although this album came out after Tool's apex.

@basb6230 2 года назад

Danny Carey probably took a lot of notes from Roli Mosimann. With a name like that, you are already cool.

@vivekg1407 8 лет назад

Love you Gira, all the way from India. Keep the music coming.

@vivekg1407 7 лет назад

I love Cartman too.. screw you guys, I am going home

@SalekeenNayeem 7 лет назад

I'm your neighbor. Love from Bangladesh!

@dharsachet 7 лет назад

Indian here and love Swans too

@Vinavil1996 7 лет назад

love to Silver Mount Zion too!

@3121g 6 лет назад

+1 :D

@melvinmelvins5202 8 лет назад

Great song, reminds me a little of This Heat, one of Gira's influences.

@andrewpearson1903 5 лет назад

I hear it too now that you mention it

@UntitledKirk 6 лет назад

Gira must really like In-N-Out Burger.

@thegooglebell8159 4 года назад

UntitledKirk “Gira you sure man we’ve eaten there everyday for the past like 6 months” “AGAAIIN”

@rosemorningstar5368 4 года назад

Damnit! I can't unhear this. xD

@ffgibson5859 4 года назад

anyone who doesnt like in-n-out burger is no friend of mine.

@Hhuiza0 4 года назад

@@ffgibson5859 The average Californian in a nutshell

@ffgibson5859 4 года назад

Hector I’ve only visited Cali twice but I love in-and-our burger. It is one of my favorite burger joints I have ever been to. I wish I could have one right now...

@mobiusdripp 10 лет назад

I absolutely love this track. It honestly gets stuck in my head all the time.

@richardgamrat1944 4 года назад

Vocals in the fist half sound like Gira is trying to parody Thom Yorke.

@starcatcherrr. 3 года назад

LOL Now that you say it, it kinda does 😆. I still love the song though

@bigboineptune9567 3 года назад

For a second I seriously thought it was Thom Yorke

@marshallgrey2159 3 года назад

ahahhaha can't wait until Thom starts making animal sounds on the new radiohead lp

@ghostrhythm 4 месяца назад

I'd pay billions for this collab

@TheArtsBookstoregr 9 лет назад

S. Freud comes to mind - laughing somewhere abandoning his theories about human soul....Great piece of music - apocalyptic once you dig in....

@abcdefzhij 4 года назад

The drums are sick in this

@MUND0. Год назад

shits crazy, banger right there ❌🧢❌🧢💯💯💯💯💯

@noellundstrom7447 Год назад

spittin straight fax

@MaxnniProg 6 лет назад

For full listening intensity sit in a cold dark place on lots of acid

@DanielGonzalez-iz2zg 4 года назад

Swans and acid are the best combo. The Glowing Man had me on edge, this as well.

@buried4430 4 года назад

@@j.e.6976 why the fuck would you ever want to do that? By the end of the album you'll have lost your sanity.

@el_mal_de_ojo 4 года назад

@@DanielGonzalez-iz2zg after much experimentation, I find The Glowing Man to be the quintessential LSD album. Best enjoyed alone in a totally dark room, and very loud.

@supremeavx 3 года назад

@@buried4430 I like scary stuff on acid, suits the mood well

@okillyisgreat1378 6 месяцев назад

can I take a second and emphasize how scary that image is? when I was maybe 12, there was this old creepypasta comic dub I used to watch named "The Seer"; problem was, everytime I searched it up on youtube this album popped up above it, and it used to scare the shit out of me, so everytime I searched it up, I had to cover the top search results until I'd scrolled down enough where I couldn't see it.

@EerieMoon_ 2 месяца назад

I’ve always wondered what the image meant in the context of the album. Why does it have human teeth and what does it mean in relation to the Seer?

@silvialand 9 лет назад

I LOVE YOU TOO

@zoehardee9518 6 лет назад

IN AND OUT AND IN AND OUT

@ProloguetoAgony96 6 лет назад

AGAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIN

@w.aw.a9258 4 года назад

With my DIRTY BLOOD and SCORCHED SOUL I seep the spirit of darkened pleasure ZOE in and out and in and out,but mostly in.Ty vm.

@crave2875 3 года назад

oh yeah

@iminsideyourwalls544 3 месяца назад

@@w.aw.a9258from what alternate universe did you get your lyrics from

@w.aw.a9258 3 месяца назад

@@iminsideyourwalls544 Damn, I forgot all about that. I was traveling somewhere eh? Lol

@LosCineastas 4 года назад

Amo esta música, espero encontrar gente que también aprecie esta banda!

@DanielGonzalez-iz2zg 4 года назад

Somos dos

@Born2Losenot2win 4 года назад

This kinda reminds me of how despite all our effort to make order in this chaotic world we ourselves are chaotic down to the core

@pd7287 4 дня назад

The groove is undeniable

@ClimekCrap 4 года назад

The Seer is a masterpiece

@davitbeliashvili2500 7 лет назад

this song has great build-up and everything i consider cool for me in it. Mind blowing minimal jamming, experimental sound, epicness, diverse arranging, laid back vocals.

@annade4532 9 лет назад

thank you for creating and sharing your music, Swans!

@IgneousGorilla 6 лет назад

The goosebumps were so strong

@collapsingnewpunkie 3 года назад

Lady Swans fans where are you? Reveal thyselves

@youtubeuserdan4017 3 года назад

They don't exist bro. They're more into 80's noise rock Swans.

@hey4067 3 года назад

youtubeuserdan well clearly not

@rektyrektingson4668 3 года назад

@@youtubeuserdan4017 lmaoo

@seamusthatsthedog4819 3 месяца назад

I dated this girl once whose aunt was really into Swans. She was a cop.

@matthewgensler2392 3 года назад

Swans music is so exalted it requires a commentary to fully comprehend. This commentary is found in emanated places in the comments section. I want to understand michael gira on the deepest level

@PFDadReacts 5 лет назад

*ASTHMA INTENSIFIES*

@louisuniverse 8 лет назад

this is wonderful music. Thank you

@PaulaDentro-rp6yl 25 дней назад

That was terrible, the most horrorific song I ever heard in my life, 10/10 👏👏👏👏👏

@Benjilabu 11 месяцев назад

Needs a 10-hour version

@GreenTornado 9 месяцев назад

@Benjilabu You don't need a 10-hour version. If you're on desktop, right-click on the video and you should see an option that says "Loop".

@luckymhaule8919 4 года назад

I'm so fortunate to have come across this band

@Huelogy 9 лет назад

literally just stumbled accross this (although ive heard of swans before obv) what a trance. WHAT MUSIC! Thank you to those who were involved in the proccess of this amazing experience. What should i check out in regards to swans or other music? I love this

@Sighbot 6 лет назад

I don't know how much you've listened to, but I'd suggest "Soundtracks for The Blind" and "Filth" for the last listens. If you haven't, well, just listen to whatever you come across from their discography next.

@SUPRESSOR106 4 года назад

Your album cover just makes me hear “the car’s on fire, and there’s no driver at the wheel”

@tarrasque419 4 года назад

1. Godspeed You Black Emperor 2. Mogwai 3. Explosions in the Sky 4. Battles 5. This Will Destroy You 6. Set Fire To Flames 7. Animal Collective 8. Panda Bear 9. Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks 10. Sigur Ros

@guitarvibe75 8 лет назад

...or "How to pass out in 2 min or less"

@meltphace5 4 года назад

I did literally pass out at a swans concert. I opened my eyes and I was outside the venue with the bouncer throwing water on my face and ten people looking down on me. Intense. I couldn't finish the concert sadly

@oryangoat5915 5 лет назад

In go jo ryu karate there’s an exercise called Kakie or push hands that is done with partners, it fits extremely well to this song. Your basically just going “inn annd oout annd inn annd oout, AGAIIIN!!!”

@paulmercer255 7 лет назад

saw you at the roundhouse in london. totally wonderful.

@waldenbeaudet736 6 лет назад

Just past three minutes in and I'm gone. My truck only takes Sour Diesel...

@waldenbeaudet736 6 лет назад

Holy shit

@waldenbeaudet736 6 лет назад

What the fuck is this saaaacred shit?

@franciscoalmeida9019 3 года назад

Where are you now, Walden?

@nickmertze 6 лет назад

I feel like I have been there for a long time

@dutch_of_mesenchymia6175 5 лет назад

Love the grit and relatableness

@nvck9297 2 года назад

Sounds like a clapped metal breakdown in 0.5x playback. In all seriousness, wonderful song, as expected from a veteran band.

@FredAlcantara19 6 лет назад

This... is... sooo.... sick. Truth, depth, obsession. What a fucking trip!

@harrymo8471 Месяц назад

This man is not beating the dark magic allegations

@soundsofsoundsof 5 лет назад

This song makes me nausous and i love it

@needlesslycritical6199 3 года назад

This brought great pain to my body and I felt like I was about to have a heart attack... 100000000/10

@big_man_on_the_scene 3 года назад

these two notes go hard

@paigehill424 2 года назад

After all this time, I still have not been able to find a clear answer. What the hell is that instrument in the middle of the song? Is it some sort of middle eastern instrument, or is it just Michael Gira singing in a really weird way?

@thegamingmachine9316 2 года назад

I'm fairly certain it's just Gira doing his noises as he does

@heathbuck426 4 года назад

Good Lord. Beautiful.

@aquisolosesubentareas3103 5 лет назад

To me this is catchier than most pop songs out there.

@xntruth9131 7 лет назад

First four minutes of this song remind me of Blighttown from Dark Souls for some reason

@xntruth9131 7 лет назад

Absolutely amazing track, anyways

@alwaysnegative211 4 года назад

I love you

@xntruth9131 4 года назад

Always Negative love u:

@evageliapolymenou9447 4 года назад

I think tomb of the giants is more fitting for it

@bloodnchocolate 4 года назад

Only with fewer framerate drops.

@pauljam_ 4 года назад

Play "Mother of the World" & "Oxygen" at the same time...

@benyogubbins 8 лет назад

Greetings from Chile!!

@denxos 8 лет назад

3 de agosto ctm!!!!!

@UltimoInfame 8 лет назад

trip.

@globlin5001 5 месяцев назад

mom: what do you want for dinner me: 4:40

@asemic Год назад

im addicted to this album

@threestringsomg 3 года назад

Mr Seer Creative i have followed your instructions and purchased this music and another by your Swans thing. Perchance I was hypnotized whilst listening to this upon this you tube, yet I did also conciousky think that your music was most appealing. Also the button hole on the reverse of this lovely album cover finally convinced me to pull my finger out. Excuse the terrible pun. From probable new fan. 😈🤠🤘

@chimedemon 2 года назад

This album is the soundtrack to a supernatural post apocalypse

@sunnysurfer101MA 3 года назад

First 4 minutes of the song play like the beginning of a Chuck Berry Solo but the record is scratched

@markkil 4 года назад

Just when you were beginning to wonder what that first four minutes was all about...

@cryingmakesmehorny4632 2 года назад

Why is it so catchy

@ricokoreanpoet8199 4 года назад

I just had 2 coffees

@christopherhawkes1133 9 лет назад

yes!

@altoidosgood 8 лет назад

Freaken Mona from Nanalan

@noisymeat 4 года назад

Gong - Master Builder

@emmanuelsalazar9424 4 года назад

...OK, now I’m craving a double-double animal style with a basket of fries. Thanks, Gira!

@buried4430 4 года назад

Fatass

@finlaymiles9798 5 лет назад

dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun

@finlaymiles9798 5 лет назад

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh

@finlaymiles9798 5 лет назад

wooooooaaawww

@finlaymiles9798 5 лет назад

veh veh veh veh

@finlaymiles9798 5 лет назад

huhuhuhuhu

@finlaymiles9798 5 лет назад

IN AND OUT AND IN AND OUT AGAINNNNNNNNNNNN

@joshfeatherstone8546 4 года назад

They should play this in the waiting room at the ER

@elder_gambino3403 3 года назад

sometimes when I look at the dog I swear I see it moving for a split second

@AerikVon Год назад

🖤🖤🖤

@user-hr2vg1ty7g 5 лет назад

From 3.06 it comes

@thegooglebell8159 4 года назад

Алиса Овенс the voice of the seer

@MrSRV94 3 года назад

A lot of comus vibes in this. Expecially the vocals. The song I'm referring to is "song to comus"

@INTJerk 2 года назад

Not sure about the first half but the second half is really impressive.

@felipeleal6284 2 года назад

When the bass comes

@SmallvillenerdTwo 3 месяца назад

2:18 holy shit it changes

@robb.4613 7 лет назад

Does anyone know some similar tracks to this with the same two or three repeating notes over and over again in a scary athmosphere

@johnsmith5669 7 лет назад

Skeleton Tree by Nick Cave, 10,000 Days by Tool, Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath, any of the soundtrack work by Akira Yamaoka, Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown, The Disintegration Loops by William Basinski, anything by Merzbow, anything by Godspeed You Black Emperor. I'd also recomend looking up a list of best horror movie soundtracks. Any artist on those lists is probably worth your time.

@robb.4613 7 лет назад

Thanks dude this list is top notch! Yeah I'll check them out

@johnsmith5669 7 лет назад

cheers

@orak8064 7 лет назад

Rob B. you should chack Diablo 2 Soundtrack it's T O P man

@robb.4613 7 лет назад

Orak, OH damn, I see, thank you

@thefunnytvmanofthenight1537 3 года назад

This feels half as long as it is

@outsidethewall106 9 лет назад

I can't quite grasp what the cover represents. From a distance, it looks like a precious little Yorkie. Now that I'm closer, it kind of resembles Chewbacca. Is this a metaphor or am I just overtired?

@mroriginalname777 9 лет назад

OutsideTheWall it is a yorkie with giras teeth

@danjennpilapil6595 7 лет назад

Pitchfork interviewed Gira about that cover. That was an artwork made by his friend btw

@jonanjello 7 лет назад

What?!?

@trevorw2841 6 лет назад

I think you're dead on about that. I personally feel like this album is about the pain of seeing, of experiencing the harsh realities of life as a young adult. I feel like as a child you only see the beast from far away, and it's unimposing. When you lose your innocence, you see it for what it really is: a nasty, aggressive creature.

@Bedhead142 6 лет назад

Trevor W wonderfully put

@nwonomad 3 года назад

I like the lyrics, they remind me of my Dad

@rugbyslug Год назад

Phillip Glass + Dead Kennedys + Rammstein = Swans

@TheToqueWearer Год назад

Is this any particular kind of music? Where could I find more stuff as repetitive as this? I love it

@nicknickson3650 10 месяцев назад

generally just considered "post-rock." i.e. non-rock music made using rock instruments. Even for post-rock Swans are very unique. I recommend you listen to their other albums of this vein: To Be Kind, The Glowing Man, Soundtracks for the Blind, Children of God.