Swans to return!

Our friends over at The Quietus brought this news to my attention over the weekend, but just in case it’s been missed.

Michael Gira has confirmed that Swans will return with their gothic noise rock, though without the services of original member Jarboe.

The band’s Myspace page announced plans to release a CD of new material as acoustic demos as well as a live DVD of Mr. Gira himself, thought these will be in a limited 1000-disc hand-made run “in order to raise money for the swans recordings/offset the huge costs involved”.

The Myspace bulletin also suggested new live dates and the fact that Angels of Light will take a brief break whilst Swans come back.

Principal players on the swans album are (and there will be many special guests):
Michael Gira / gtr / voice / mendicant friar act (original swans)
Norman Westberg – Guitar (original swans)
Christophj Hahn – Guitar (mid period swans and most angels)
Phil Puleo – Drums, percussion, dulcimer etc etc (final swans tour and most angels)
Chris Pravdica – Bass and gadgets (flux information sciences / services/ gunga din)
Thor Harris, Drums, percussion, vibes, dulcimer, curios, etc etc… (angels, now also with shearwater)

You can hear a new track called, erm, ‘Jim’ over at over at the Swans Myspace.