SWANS to Release Digital EP 'Oxygen', 11/25

SWANS release a new EP, "Oxygen," out digitally on November 25 2014. Featuring an edit of "Oxygen" by Mute founder Daniel Miller, a live version from Primavera, an early version recorded at Gira's home and an acoustic version recorded at StudioMute, the title track of the four-track EP is taken from their latest album, 'To Be Kind', out now on Young God (Mute outside of North America).

Listen to Daniel Miller's edit of Oxygen here: http://bit.ly/1zduAdq

view acoustic performance in NOWNESS - "How Michael Gira and Co Became the Greatest Live Band in the World": http://bit.ly/1xHCeMG

Swans recently confirmed their biggest UK headline show yet, at London's historic Roundhouse, on May 21 2015 plus an appearance at Drill : Brighton festival on Sunday December 7. Drill festival, curated by Wire, will include a one-off collaboration between Wire and Swans - full details over at www.drillfestival.com, this appearance follows the Michael Gira / Swans curated Mouth To Mouth festival in Utrecht on November 22 which Wire are also appearing at, full details over at http://leguesswho.nl/

Swans infamous and mighty live performance has been described by the Guardian as "a magnificent achievement", by The Quietus as "a revelation" and by NME as "colossal".

In addition, Swans round off an incredible year which has seen the release of their critically acclaimed album, 'To Be Kind', with a remastered vinyl edition of their debut studio album, 'Filth', out on October 28 2014.

'Filth' was released in 1983, and was recently described by Clash magazine as "a brutally exhaustive work swimming in a thematic pool of audacious abjection" and by The Village Voice as "no wave with five years of practice, too messy for mysticism and too funny for suicide."The vinyl edition of 'Filth' will come with two reproduction live posters and is the first in a series of remastered catalogue reissues.

Swans, led by Michael Gira, formed in 1982 and, after disbanding in 1997, returned with the critically acclaimed albums 'My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky' (2010), 'The Seer' (2012) and this year's 'To Be Kind' - which was awarded the #1 slot in The Quietus' Albums of the Year So Far and featured in MOJO, Drowned In Sound, The 405, Rolling Stone and many more mid-year lists.

Swans are Michael Gira, Norman Westberg, Christoph Hahn, Phil Puleo, Thor Harris and Christopher Pravdica.

OXGYEN EP TRACKLISTING

Oxygen (Edit)

Oxygen (Live at Primavera)

Oxygen (Early Version)

Oxygen (Acoustic Version)

Free download of A Little God In My Hands here: https://soundcloud.com/muterecords/swans-a-little-god

Listen to Oxygen here: http://youtu.be/1jSdTBGhDSg

younggodrecords.com / www.facebook.com/SwansOfficial

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