by
Swans
- Record Label: Young God Records
- Release Date: Sep 21, 2010
User Score
Universal acclaim- based on 38 Ratings
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Positive: 35 out of 38
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Mixed: 3 out of 38
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Negative: 0 out of 38
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Nov 20, 2010Mesmerizing, intense, abrasive and deeply beautiful all at the time. You won't listen to any better this year, maybe one of the most important records in quite a few years.
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Oct 4, 2010
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Sep 21, 2010
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Kerrang!Oct 25, 2010It's an album that draws on blues and gospel alongside atmospheric art-rock to end up somewhere intriguing, unnerving and frequently overwhelming. [16 Oct 2010, p.52]
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Make no mistake, Gira has his mojo back and Swans are very much alive.
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Recognizable shapes of jazz and post-rock often accompany Gira's baritone croon, but they're always delivered between passages of fastidiously crafted clamor that's as cauterizing as ever.