Swans in “To be Kind: A Short Film”

A live showcase of uncompromising noise pioneers Swans, featuring an intense performance of ‘Oxygen’ by Michael Gira, as the band announce their biggest UK show to date at London’s Roundhouse.

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[grippped]

to sing this song, your lungs need a lot of...

[nem]

The acoustic version of Oxygen is not any less menacing than the album version

[featherycoffee]

I can't believe I just called an album where an old man frantically screams ayayayayovig the album of the decade and still agree with it. Swans are just genius.

[emory]

So the conclusion is that the success of Gira & Swans is purely a function of stubbornness: They just kept playing what they were going to play whether anyone showed up to watch or not, and eventually the rest of the world gave up and knew the Swans and their music weren't going away.

[BassRocker]

my man's out here howling into the void and then coughing up cigar loogies on beat at 2:44, eternal reverence

[nobody]

Michael Gira steals all the orange juice

[paulsenkans]

Updated Howlin' Wolf for the 21st century! Good on you MG.

[gionatanscali]

Michael Gira, in Italian “ gira “is for spinning and he does and he does and he does...

[SirRunk]

1:07 I understand it's most likely chewing gum, but I like to think Norman had just taken a bite out of a sandwich.

[palkristjansson]

0:19 lolololol
Anyway, greay version of Oxygen!

[willy]

These recordings are on the Oxygen EP.

[alonzocalderon]

amazing, long live to the king
and thanks for the traducción 

[cranklabexplosion-labcentr]

Just got my ticket!! Sep. 7th Crescent Ballroom

[ceannairereibiliunach]

Noise pioneers, god i hate that term, Swans are a great band that can make a cacophony sound uplifting but to hone in on that aspect alone means you just don't 'get' them .

[estudiosfolkloreiberoamericano]

I can get it. That's pure magic e.e

[rossmcdonnell]

Anyone know where to find that last acoustic performance of oxygen's video?

[ArmandsMovieIndustry]

Anyone know what chords he's playing in that acoustic version of "Oxygen"?

[Caelumredding]

Does anyone know why they had 2 bass players?

[gooeyllewy]

anyone know the chord he's playing for oxygen lmao

[nowness]

ON REPLAY: Michael Gira’s intense, irrepressible Swans