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    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; ...more

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  • Radio Free Underground
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  • Michael Gira's (Swans, Angels of Light) Young God Records
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  • Swans - "Public Castration"

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