Swans "Birthing" 2026-02-06 just like where they started

just like where they started in Florida

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Pressed for Record Store Day 2025 on numbered Translucent Blue vinyl

Begin is an absolute necessity for any fan of late-'60s psychedelia and a wonderful rediscovery that sounds as vital today as it did the day it was released

which was recorded with long-time creative collaborators John Parish and Flood

Swans "Birthing" 2026-02-06 just like where they started"The material contained in this album was largely developed over the course a yearlong Swans tour, during 2023 2024 ('The Healers', 'I Am a Tower', 'Birthing', 'Guardian Spirit', 'Rope', and 'Away'), then recorded and further orchestrated and rearranged in the studio. Two pieces were created and performed in the studio ('Red Yellow', 'The Merge'). In all cases the material began with me sitting in my office with an acoustic guitar, singing and