Michael Gira has been making truly incredible albums for decades now. Somehow, Swans managed to release one of their most beautiful albums this year, as a send off to this era of Swans and Gira.
This record comes the closest to bridging the gap between the chaos, rock action, tribal bongo-banging and sentimental sing-alongs of their live shows and the more cerebral and layered process of recording in the studio.
A good portion of the material for this album was developed live during the Swans tours of 2012/13. Much of the music was otherwise conjured in the studio environment.
Leaving Meaning is Swans fifteenth studio album and features contributions from recent and former Swans, members of Angels of Light as well as guest artists Anna and Maria von Hausswolff, Ben Frost, The Necks, Baby Dee, and...
