Swans new album is my favorite of theirs that I've heard. They do this thing where once they get locked in, they build to a peak and where a post-rock group would pull back and gear up for the next swell, Swans just keep going at full-tilt and there's nothing to stop them. You half expect the song to just continue forever. This is a song like that except it's not forever, just 10 minutes.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkqF3kulYB0
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That was pretty intense for early morning listening. But my tea needed to steep for 10 minutes, so it was perfect for that.
That was what I needed this morning. Good stuff.
They do this thing where once they get locked in, they build to a peak and where a post-rock group would pull back and gear up for the next swell, Swans just keep going at full-tilt and there's nothing to stop them.
An endless build up of tension with zero release. It makes my skin crawl. I love it.
"Bring the Sun / Toussaint L'Ouverture" is a 34 minute song that kicks off with a three minute climax that most bands would spend a whole album building to. It's like they said, "Eh, we can get there whenever we want, you better strap in, we got another half hour of this".