Swans – The Beggar (2023) [FLAC 24bit/48kHz]

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The Beggar was written and produced by founding member Michael Gira and features contributions from recent and former Swans members, members of Angels Of Light, as well as guest Swan Ben Frost. Following 2019’s leaving meaning, the album emerged from the 2020 lockdown with Michael explaining, “after numerous pandemic-induced cancellations of tours for the previous Swans album leaving meaning, and an apparent bottomless pit of waiting, waiting, waiting, and the strange disorientation that came with this sudden but interminable forced isolation I decided it was time to write songs for a new Swans album and forget about everything else. They came relatively easily, always informed by the suspicion that these could be my last. When I finally was able to travel, songs in hand, to Berlin to work with my friends recording this record, the feeling was akin to the moment in The Wizard of Oz when the film changes from Black and White to Color. Now I’m feeling quite optimistic. My favourite color is pink. I hope you enjoy the album.”Swans’ 2019 album, leaving meaning., felt like a reset after the reunited band spent the better part of the decade making transcendent and extremely physically demanding music. Moving away from punishing, crescendo-heavy noise-rock epics, the more acoustic-based leaving meaning. focused on ruminative, hypnotic mood pieces and ethereal folk-rock, sometimes resembling Michael Gira’s more singer/songwriter-style work as part of Angels of Light. The Beggar is yet another two-hour studio album, and its roster of musicians consists of several previous Swans and Angels of Light members as well as returning guest Ben Frost. For the most part, The Beggar builds on the sound of leaving meaning., though Gira is clearly interested in pushing the band into weirder territory again. “The Parasite” is a grand drone-folk opener, with Gira nearly bellowing into open space over slow, patient movements. “Paradise Is Mine” is a steady crawl that gradually gains layers of swooping background vocals and slightly more dissonant guitar patterns, with Gira eventually asking, “Is there really a mind? Am I ready to die?” He seems to continue questioning his mortality on “Michael Is Done,” bookending a heavenly Phil Spector-goes-Krautrock instrumental midsection with directly stated, enigmatic proclamations. “No More of This” is a gothic country ballad that leads up to a glimmering choral procession, with Gira bidding goodbye to lovers, friends, and family members. The brief “Los Angeles: City of Death” is the album’s most concentrated burst of energy, while longer pieces like “The Beggar” work their way up to more intense sections. All of this leads up to “The Beggar Lover (Three),” a 44-minute collage that recalls Soundtracks for the Blind more than any other Swans release. The piece incorporates horn-based drones, mesmerizing vocal chants, playful children’s singing, dissonant creaking noises, and fluid, spacious rhythmic sections. It’s Swans at their most abstract, yet it holds together as a cohesive, enthralling journey. Surprisingly, final song “The Memorious” isn’t a more balanced comedown but a furious burner filled with apocalyptic poetry and unnerving squeals and moans. A definite improvement over leaving meaning., The Beggar is a riskier yet more successful effort that feels like a step in a more fulfilling direction. – Paul Simpson

Tracklist:

1-1. Swans – The Parasite (08:27)
1-2. Swans – Paradise is Mine (09:23)
1-3. Swans – Los Angeles: City of Death (03:29)
1-4. Swans – Michael is Done (06:08)
1-5. Swans – Unforming (05:55)
1-6. Swans – The Beggar (10:15)
1-7. Swans – No More of This (06:55)
1-8. Swans – Ebbing (11:04)
1-9. Swans – Why Can’t I Have What I Want Any Time That I Want? (07:38)
1-10. Swans – The Beggar Lover (Three) (43:51)
1-11. Swans – The Memorious (08:38)

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