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Studying for math test: ❌❌🙅‍♂️
45 minute Swans track: 🙆‍♂️🙆‍♂️✅

The Beggar is likely the closest thing to a Swans homage this world will ever see. As far as refinement goes, dare I say that The Beggar rivals the Glowing Man in sheer production and quality. Lyrically, too, this album blows pretty much everything else by Swans out of the water. They have the same evil tone as from verryy early albums, but with the more poetic tongue of the post-reforming ... read more

lackluster, but certainly not worthless

I listened to the In Utero tribute album a little while ago and thoroughly did not enjoy it (besides the Serve the Servants and Radio Friendly Unit Shifter covers, those are phenonimal), so I was expecting this one to be another dull cover album.
The only problems I really had were the vocals on some of the tracks and how some were just ever-dragging on sludge/doom/whatever bores. I might just be spoiled by glorious king Kurt and his iconic singing, but ... read more

not crazy to call this the best dg song 👀
shit is mindfucking asf and the production is uber good
chorus is incredibly catchy (seriously gets stuck in your head) and even though it doesn't have the lyricism of smth like on gp it's still a crazy and fun track, which is really the essence of the grips band

btw Zack goes babrazy on the drums especially near the 3 minute mark

The best Swans tracks + some baller never before heard songs ⁉️⁉️

On first sight, it might seem hard to believe that the band’s longest release can keep you captivated for the whole duration, but holy hell yes it can.

The Knot is a behemoth of the noisy post-rock the band is best known for. The opening to the song, long as it is, creates a palpable sense of suspense that is totally fulfilled later on. The colossal mindfuck that is the accelerating loop sets a perfect stage for ... read more