New York art-rock legends Swans confirm more details for first album in 13 years.
The band became cult heroes in the post-punk and no wave scene over fifteen years.Based around the fulcrum of Michael Gira and Jarboe, they created scary experimental noise from 1982 until 1997.
In January of this year the myspace named 'swansaredead' announced "Swans are not dead!" as Gira and Jarboe restarted the machine to release their twelfth studio album.
Their latest effort to test listeners' patience will be an eight track opus called My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky, released on September 21 on the band's Young God Records.
After achieving their cult status, it seems Swans can now command more famous collaborators. This album will feature guests spots from Devendra Banhart and Mercury Rev's Grasshopper.
Swans will tour the US and the UK in October, and go on an extended jaunt across Europe in November and December, and plan to continue touring through 2011.
Not for the faint of heart.
