by
Swans
- Record Label: Young Gods
- Release Date: May 29, 2012
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Jul 10, 2012This current incarnation of Swans swim across the salty sea of the group's three-decade strong catalog, executing a balance of grind and grace that casts a new light on old classics.
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Jun 25, 2012This is not a live album, but an alive album, one of the most visceral, beautiful records you'll hear this year.
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Jun 25, 2012Gira and company have put a lot of care into this project, crafting a beautifully-recorded, exquisitely-packaged set that stands as the obvious next best thing to actually seeing the band in the flesh.
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Jun 25, 2012It is the best Swans live record in that it distills the essential loss of agency one is meant to endure as best as two little discs can manage.
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The WireJul 24, 2012A striking document of Swans' current live form. [Jul 2012, p.64]
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Jun 26, 2012While providing an exciting document of this stage of the band, We Rose From Your Bed… offers a tantalizing hint at what's to come.
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Jun 25, 2012Loud, mean, and complicated, this six-piece is an articulate goliath, capable of drowning out Gira in waves before disappearing into pools of silence without warning. Each piece of this unit deserves mention.
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Aug 28, 2012We Rose From Your Bed may be a live album, but it's much more investigative and surprising than most live offerings.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 11
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Mixed: 1 out of 11
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Negative: 1 out of 11
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Nov 11, 2015
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Jul 8, 2012