As previously reported, post-punk icons Swans will release a new double album, The Seer, on August 28th via Michael Gira’s own imprint Young God. The guest-heavy effort, featuring Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O, Low’s Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker, Akron/Family, and more, ends with the 23-minute epic “The Apostate”. A ten-minute edit of the morose, multi-layered cut is now up for download.
Swans – “The Apostate” (10-minute edit)
The Seer Tracklist:
01. Lunacy
02. Mother of the World
03. The Wolf
04. The Seer
05. The Seer Returns
06. 93 Ave. B Blues
07. The Daughter Brings the Water
08. Song for a Warrior
09. Avatar
10. A Piece of the Sky
11. The Apostate
Swans 2012 Tour Dates:
08/03 – Berlin, DE @ Berghain
08/05 – Katowice, PL @ OFF! Festival
08/09 – Sibenik, CR @ Terraneo Festival
08/09-11 – Gothenburg, SE @ Way Out West
08/11 – Helsinki, FI @ Flow Festival
09/06 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue *
09/07 – Seattle, WA @ MusicFest NW
09/08 – Portland, OR @ Hawthrone Theater *
09/09 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Grand Ballroom *
09/10 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Grand Ballroom *
09/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Music Box *
09/12 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
09/14 – Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa *
09/15 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s *
09/16 – Dallas, TX @ Trees *
09/18 – Oklahoma City, OK @ ACM Performance Lab *
09/19 – Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club *
09/20 – Lincoln, NE @ Burbon Theatre *
09/21 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fineline Music Cafe *
09/22 – Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall *
09/24 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theater *
10/10 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
10/11 – Bosotn, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
10/12 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat Mainsatge
10/13 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
10/14 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
10/16 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
10/17 – West Palm Beach, FL @ TBA
10/18 – Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder
10/19 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
10/23 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
10/24 – Chicago, IL @ Cabaret Metro
10/25 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
10/26 – Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe
11/01 – Reykjavik, IC @ Airways
11/15 – London, UK @ Koko
11/16 – Glasgow, UK @ The Arches
11/17 – Manchster, UK @ Sound Control
11/19 – Paris, FR @ Le Trabendo
11/20 – Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
11/21 – Haarlem, NL @ Patronaat
11/22 – Hamburg, DE @ Kampnagel
11/23 – Copenhagen, DK @ Det Kgl. Danske Konservatories
11/24 – Prague, CZ @ Lucenra Music Bar
11/28 – Vienna, AT @ Arena Big Hall
11/30 – Bologna, IT @ Locomotiv
12/02 – Kortrijk, BE @ De Kreun
12/03 – Bern, CH @ Reitschule Gross Halle
12/04 – Lausanne, CH @ Les Docks
* = w/ Xiu Xiu
