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- Record Label: Young God
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 13 out of 16
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Mixed: 3 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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Nov 1, 2019In its bone-chilling, earnest spirit, we witness Swans maintaining a power they never lost – we see them exceeding expectations, branding themselves as a seismic force in experimental rock, and here, they continue to touch on that greatness.
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Nov 13, 2019Vocally, Leaving Meaning is especially strong, with an atypical abundance of words appearing to have pushed Gira to experiment with their delivery.
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UncutOct 25, 2019The template remains intact, with monotony fundamental: The Necks lend the title track's repetitions a shimmering, slowly evolving transcendence, Anna Von Hauswolff and sister maria provide bloodcurdling shrieks on the devastating, pummelling "Sunfucker," and Baby Dee adds voodoo magic to "The Nub." [Dec 2019, p.32]
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Nov 26, 2019The latest iteration of Gira's fierce, frightening Swans is a quieter, subtler beast perhaps—but it's no less an intense, oppressive, challenging, and magical experience than those created on vinyl by their recent "classic" lineup. Torture it may be, but it's never felt so sweet.
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Classic Rock MagazineNov 13, 2019This is music to immerse yourself in, lose yourself within its many complexities and layers of sound, sudden explosions of light and directed commentary; always fascinating, challenging and densely packed. Sepulchral, sombre, challenging, claustrophobic. [Dec 2019, p.85]
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Nov 18, 2019In spite of my own misgivings towards Leaving Meaning., it is an admirable effort that doesn't tell us much about what the future has in store, but to make people aware that Swans aren't quite dead...yet.
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The WireNov 20, 2019Leaving Meaning has all of the reassuring turgidity and tortured self-importance devotees have come to expect plus a cast of name contributors (The Necks, Ben Frost, Baby Dee, Anna von Hausswolff among others) for that vital essence of “Well, if they’re working with him, he’s probably OK, right?” [Dec 2019, p.57]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 6
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Mixed: 0 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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Oct 27, 2019Transcendent. Love the new direction. I hope this is fleshed out more in subsequent releases.
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Nov 19, 2019Como es habitual un disco de la hostia. En la línea de los anteriores pero algo más (anti)folk.
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Oct 26, 2019
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Dec 29, 2019The best album released in 2019! It's not as good as their album TO BE KIND, but still amazing!
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Nov 8, 2019A cool-down like this is everything I could ever want from Mr Gira after such earth-shattering trilogy.
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Oct 26, 2019Helped to while away the time cleaning out the small room. A bit repetitive but that added to the zenness of the job
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