AOTY? Utter shite? Decent?
So far I like it a lot.
did the whole thing leak
>>65536270
Yes, it's in the other thread
Dunno, I'm waiting for the album to actually release. I guess I'd feel kinda gross listening to a leaked album.
ALBUM
OF
THE
YEAR
THANKS
BASED
GIRA
>>65536289
>>65536296
is this one good too?
>>65532189
>>65536323
I preordered so like fuck I'm listening before my copy arrives
>>65536326
No, that one's fake, download the first one linked in this thread
>>65536326
I think it does but the tagging is weird like saying "album" at the end of every track.
>>65536424
it ain't fake, just tagged like shit
>>65536432
Sorry "I think it *is"
>>65536445
Really? I got the album already from the other link but out of curiousity, what does tagged mean?
>>65536424
Are the last 2 tracks watermarked?
>>65536462
The file information displayed when you play it like track title, date, artist, album, etc
>>65536486
I see, but I tried listening to it and it was just some random shit?
>>65536470
Dunno
>>65536505
Not sure what you mean, I think you're the only one in that thread who has that issue.
BASED MIKEY THE RAPIST DID IT AGAIN
AOTY
Pretty much just a 2hr rape spell. Album is boring as fuck. Lots of flat production. Straight up recycles shit from the previous two albums. Not sure why Gira feels the need to fill 2hrs with stale repetition and moaning. 3/10
it's a masterpiece dudes because swans is mysterious and shit fuk they don't even understand themselves IT'S ART
Holy shit I just realized this is two hours long.
10/10 AOTY
I'm feeling a strong 8 desu
>>65536249
this
Gira really fucking pulled through on this one and I had high doubts.
>>65536326
link is real. thread is garbage
>>65536617
That's what happens when you unnecessarily draw out songs to almost a half hour with less than 4 minutes of content. Not sure how you didn't realize it while it was happening
>>65536654
>not a strong to decent 7
shit taste senpai
so whats this about some guy's ex's nudes?
>>65536660
For me you really need to have the time and stomach to take in a Swans album.
It really isn't for practical listening unless you want background or are going for a long drive.
That being said, it's still an alright album but not too much better than something like The Seer or Soundtracks for the Blind.
>>65536810
It's just not well textured for a drone album. The improvised parts are so stiff and by the numbers for swans at this point. And the moaning. Jesus Christ the moaning.
Whenever I listen to a new Swans album I find myself comparing it to SFTB and it just feels like it's missing something
>>65536525
Weird
Best post-rock album of the decade.
>>65536862
This is more organic than Soundtracks. Soundtracks was very composed by Gira. It's not stiff like >>65536845 mentioned, but its definitely less live sounding (for non live songs) and there's a lot of studio trickery going on.
The new stuff feels incredibly live, and organic. Also the moaning does slow down gradually towards the latter half but I agree to an extent.
>>65536896
Post rock isn't a genre. Please just shush up.
>>65536919
You're mom isn't a genre
Honestly am loving every track, except Cloud of Unknowing, which i find strange because I've seen lots of people claim it's their favorites. Just sounds the least memorable, most typical drone, climax noise repeat without much to remember on it.
I've only listened to it twice so it might grow on me, but please enlighten me bros.
>>65536249
10/10 AOTY
Better than To Be Kind after two listens but still a tier below The Seer
>>65536717
I was there, it was pretty late at night when it happened, about 3 AM my time. The guy who had the last two tracks asked for nudes from present or past girlfriends. We were all waiting for someone to take one for the team and then some guy posted nudes of his ex-girlfriend, who had apparently broken into his house one night drunk and messed with his cat.
Nonetheless, the last two tracks were leaked after the nudes were posted.
>>65536911
Dude how many fucking blown out walls of guitar and "sick" drum solos are there on this? That's like the two modes. Ambient droning thin boredom slathered in moans, and dense blown out cluster fucks of bullshit
>>65536951
That riff m8
I AM A GLOWING GLOWING MAN I AM A GLOWING MAN I AM
>>65536862
I feel you, it's probably that on SFTB the songs were a lot more condensed and filled with interesting twists and turns whereas TGM, although damn good, feels kind drawn out instead, especially songs like The World Looks Red/The World Looks Black
>>65536948
Why do white people feel the need to subdivide guitars music. This is a rock album. Does it need more of a qualifier?
>>65537013
You're mom is a qualifier
>>65536972
thats pretty great
>>65537013
Why do black people feel the need to subdivide hip hop music. This is a hip hop album. Does it need more of a qualifier?
>>65537050
>>65537044
How many times you gonna say you are mom is a
>>65537001
Yeah SFTB was much more dense in composition like what this guy said >>65536911
Also, in all honesty, the parts without the moaning really are the best.
I feel like The Glowing Man might be the best behemoth 25+ minute track they've ever made. While it's really long it still feels pretty damn cohesive, there are no directionless lulls on it.
YOUR GLORY IS MINE
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
can't decide if I preferred Frankie M or Glowing Man
People Like Us was surprisingly incredible as well
>>65537170
I think it is the best song neo-Swans have written
>>65537220
>that moment the snare drum kicks in during Frankie M
My only complaint is that the bursts of noise punctuating the I'M A GLOWING MAN I AM bits weren't loud enough. Absolutely blew me away live.
4.5/5, extremely solid release and I already enjoy it more than To Be Kind (still falls short of The Seer though).
>>65537115
I had sex with you're mom many times
>>65537170
I'm a bit disappointing that they re-used the Bring the Sun part for the second "section" of the song, but ignoring that, the entire song is still an amazing listen, and the second half especially may be my favorite thing neo-Swans have made.
>>65537289
They sped up the Bring the Sun part on TGM though right? I feel like they did but I'm not sure
>>65537254
>dat moment when the funky distorted rythm guitars come in at the end of Frankie M
>>65537336
Wait is it literally sampled? Jesus Christ no wonder it sounded familiar. I thought he was just being a hack but now I know he's actually completely out of ideas. Fuck that nonsense.
>>65537336
>tfw a quarter of Swans best track ever is just Nightcore Bring The Sun
>>65537255
>My only complaint is that the bursts of noise punctuating the I'M A GLOWING MAN I AM bits weren't loud enough. Absolutely blew me away live.
yeah, that kinda bothers me too. I guess I'll get used to it tho
>>65537289
well Black Hole Man grew out of Bring the Sun during live improv so as Gira said its integral to the song and can't be cut
its not exactly the same, it starts of the same but the ending of the BTS part is different
>>65537386
i actually don't think it's sampled, it sounds kind of different at parts
The only people who think The Glowing Man is AOTY are the newfags, reddtiors, and Montie-fags who have polluted this board since 2015.
>>65537475
>implying Swans hasn't always been a /mu/favorite.
Tripfag is wrong again
>>65537556
its just proof that he only started browsing in 2015
>>65537386
It's not a literal sample.
It sounds like a new recording, played faster with a new snare drum, goes on for about 4 minutes, then gets reworked. The next bit still sounds like a very natural evolution on Bring The Sun, but pretty different from whats on TBK.
>>65537556
>>65537570
If you were actually around for The Seer and TBK then you would see how derivative and phoned in The Glowing Man is.
>>65537475
pls give me your AOTY so I can see how garbage your taste is
>>65537590
Except I own both those albums and have listened to them countless times and I dont find The Glowing Man to be phoned in.
>>65537429
I realize that, but I think the few minutes that sound almost like a direct sample could have been reworked more.
>>65537606
Pic.
>>65537621
Except for the fact it's the same fucking album as TBK with less energy. Half the tracklist sounds like the same song.
anyone else have their cd/dvd show up yet or just me?
>>65537650
lol
>>65537694
What did you think of the Wuorinen piece?
jeez give it some time to sink in lads. You'll be singing its praises in a week
Is this actually 320kbps?
Doesn't sound that crisp
What did Larkin Grimm say when Gira tried to penetrate her?
NOONONONONOnoONONONONONON(Gira:"Yes")NONoNonoonoNO(Gira; "Yes")NOONOO
>Rocking out to a song
>it randomly turns into ambient wankering for a few minutes before kicking ass again
WHY DOES HE DO THAT
>>65537790
https://youtu.be/A3lkBCJZzZQ?list=PLUTjbv-bEZYqYwflT7_Ai3sqfOVRFqvG_&t=94
>>65537826
dude it's ART
>>65537475
ding ding ding correctamoondough
LARKIN GRIMM YOU ARE A LIAARUUUH
>>65538072
The Glowing Man is a fantastic 10 minute song stretched out way too long
I mean, right off the bat you can just remove the first 3 & a half minutes
>>65537013
Qualifiers and subgenres exist because without them you'd have stuff like Swans and the Black Keys being called the same thing. It can get silly at times (though it's not just rock) but if you're going to be as vague as you apparently want to be you might as well not even use genres and just call everything music because that's about as useless.
Frankie M was a big disappointment.
eh
strong 7
When will I return is creepy because gira is a rapist
Le Glowing Man reminds me of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aZzltHQN30
>>65538192
>"I am retarded"
>>65537220
>Frankie my boy it's true
Frankie M is such a good song, guys. :^)
>>65536973
thematic content is BAD
the album is cohesive, not to its detriment like you seem to think.
I mean ot's no TLOP, right?
>>65538230
yes because being physically assaulted and almost murdered is totally comparable to waking up w/ someones dick inside you
like if it even happened
reminder that this is still the best modern swans album
>>65538218
Finally finished it. Agree on a 7. It has a lot of good peaks but certain aspects were kinda meh.
The Glowing Man is definitely up there for track of the year but considering it's the best song on the album and essentially a rework bring the sun I don't think it's as good as to be kind
>>65538149
Post rock is literally meaningless. It has no meaning. It's like punk. Or post punk. Or Art Rock. It's just faggoty college trying to justify their tastes as something high art when it's all low art. Same as prog.
Yo Scaruffi u here?
Liking this so far as usual?
>>65538421
>when being edgy brings you into autism spectrum territory
>>65538552
Even if you're right, just calling it rock is meaningless.
>>65538554
Scaruffi here
Album is amazing but I think I'll give it a 5/10
>>65538575
>not recognizing taste is subjective, a literal sign of autism
>calling others autistic
like pottery
>>65538599
No it's not, it's what it is dude. It's rock and roll. It's all derived from common origins. Hell, I'm not saying metal shouldn't be a thing. I think at a certain point stylistic differences warrant noting. But fuck, Swans sounds like the who and pink Floyd now, so why bother with post rock. Like rock ever went away. Hip hop is a new genre of rock, for sure. Metal barely is.
>>65538711
>Swans sounds like the who and pink Floyd now
>Hip hop is a new genre of rock
are you legitimately mentally challenged? it take ten seconds to google all this shit and read about why what genre is called what on wikipedia
>>65538740
Dude hip hop is postmodern rock n roll. It takes the literal music black people invented and white people pressed onto vinyl and recontextualizes it into a new form of music. Obviously you know nothing about the history of rock or why hip-hop is in the Rock Hall dipshit.
Best: The Glowing Man
Runner-up: Frankie M
Overrated: Cloud Of Forgetting and Cloud Of Unknowing
Underrated: People Like Us
Worst: none really, it's good the whole way through
>>65538794
hip-hop is in the rock hall because the white people who run the music industry are idiots
>>65538834
Real Eric Clapton over here.
>>65536973
this
I'm not finished listening yet but it feels like they're running their shtick into the ground. The songs get longer, louder, more repetitive but there are no new ideas, it's so monotone and overlong.
>>65538072
fucking hell i laughed
I'm always hesitant to go into Swans albums because of their length but then I listen to them and I'm shocked to see how quickly 2 hours can pass
>>65536579
Why is the second track on new Swans albums always the best?
>>65540491
Oxygen proves you wrong
>tfw computer broke a day before the leak and now I cant listen to it
Why even live
>>65540568
Use your phone. Works if you have the app.
>>65537475
Andy Stott pls
>>65540553
>Oxygen
>>65540628
Gira might be a rapist but he is no manlet like Yorke.
>>65540628
even if Oxygen isn't the best song on TBK then Bring the Sun is
>>65540491
>>65540553
>>65540628
>>65540750
Second to last song on new Swans albums are always the best track
8.5/10 IMO
>>65537826
Cloud of Unknowing?
>>65540750
what is She Loves Us
Three listens down, and I really like this thing. I think it definitely lives up to The Seer and TBK, while cultivating its own distinct style. The Seer had it's Americana and folk influence, TBK went primal and even kraut at points, and this one maintains an orchestral and bright vibe, while not being afraid to get really dark.
The rhythm and tone the band put together for this album seems to take cues from both the previous two albums, but it never uses their influence as a crutch. The band has stayed true to being original, and this is clear on some of the moments that are filled with female vocals, piano, and new pedal steel sounds.
So far my favorite is Cloud of Unknowing, but The Glowing Man could take it's spot as time passes. This album's two short pieces were great as well, and I wish they hadn't dropped When Will I Return early, it would have been a good surprise. I'm only more excited for my CD and LP to arrive.
>>65541891
same poster
also, this is a great end to what is now a cohesive trilogy of albums. The Seer is a piece of buildup that culminates in aggression with The Apostate. TBK goes all out before showing vulnerability in the title track, and TGM is cathartic and ends in peace.
ssssssssssUCKrrrrrrrrrr
>>65536323
Don't worry anon I'm waiting for the official release too.
I like it a lot but I feel like there's a little something missing, idk. I wish some of the songs had a little more bite to them
>Ooh Frankie Mynatra
>Ooohh Frank Mynatra
what did he mean by this?
>>65536660
drone and post-rock is used to describe swans' music for a reason anon
>>65537475
VIEWS already a classic
>>65537475
some of these albums are bretty good
>>65538421
holy fuck no it isn't, one of their most phoned in albums. inside madelline is literally the only good song that doesnt sound forced
>>65536862
I know what you mean, it feels like its minus something. Might be the lack of Jarboe
>>65542643
Kek
i smoke my own kaka logs and post in every swans thread.
>>65542883
I wouldn't call it phoned in, but it certainly feels like them dipping their toes into this new sound, without any actually fully realized songs on it. It's an underdeveloped and awkward release and phase for the band, they were finding their sound. The Seer would ultimately execute on this new sound they were starting to experiment with this iteration.
I find Gira's singing pretty annoying on this album desu, kinda weird he's never bothered me on any of their other albums
>>65537650
>modern classical
just further proves how worthless tripfags are
>>65539638
fucking kek
