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Detroit Metro Times Show Review
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Show review: Swans at St Andrews Tues., July 12 by Zachary WeedonI will not miss Swans. The group I play in had a show that night at another venue. So I showed up late to my own show. So be it. There's a price to be paid with everything and I refuse to miss this band.I’m not one for grandiose statements but here it is: Swans is the best live band in the country.So if you missed it, you blew it. Now if you’re the type of person that wants to check out the Avett Brothers on the Red Bull Stage at Bonnaroo, then this was probably not a show for you anyways. Those spectacles are all about the viewer, or the event itself, the music is secondary. Swans demand your attention. Okkyung Lee opened with her incredible improvised solo cello pieces. They were moving, dramatic and beautiful. She could not contain her displeasure for some of the crowd talking. There was also an issue with her getting feedback from the monitors, but she put those frustrations aside and focused on her pieces and those who watched received it gratefully and she had a long ovation after she was finished.......
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Scene Point Blank Glowing Man Review
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SwansThe Glowing Man Bands returning after a prolonged hiatus, or re-forming after a break, are rarely able to recapture the essence and/or quality of their earlier existence. When Michael Gira announced the return of Swans it seemed that it would solely be a repeat of the band's earliest style at best. My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky came fourteen years after Soundtracks for The Blind, and it was an album that stood with grace next to historic releases such as White Light From The Mouth of Infinity or Children of God. It was at the time the best one could hope for, a slightly different sound from a beloved band, and a certain drive for something more. However, what followed was beyond anyone's expectations.With their new line-up, featuring previous members of the band, Cristoph Hahn, Norman Westberg and Phil Puleo, alongside new blood in Thor Harris and Christopher Pravdica, Swans reached even further with The Seer. A two-hour long renovation of the Swans identity, documented through the eleven tracks of the album. The past of Swans, their no-wave attitude towards the rock form, their darkwave extensions, the industrial-esque vibe, everything was present. But, paying tribute......
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Classic Rock Glowing Man Review
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Dagens Nyheter Glowing Man Review
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Glowing Man Album of the Week in Metropoli
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