Swans are evolving yet again. Today, the band announced a new LP. It's called Birthing and is due for release on Mute / Young God Records on May 30. The band states that this record will be the final version of this iteration of the band (over the years, the band has changed lineups/genres/approaches to music) in intervals. they will announce a final tour for this phase of the band later this year. You can hear the 19 minute lead single, "I am a tower" below.Swans leader Michael Gira said in a press release: "“The material contained in this album was largely developed over the course of a yearlong Swans tour, during 2023 – 2024 (‘The Healers’, ‘I Am a Tower’, ‘Birthing’, ‘Guardian Spirit’, ‘Rope’, and ‘Away’), then recorded and further orchestrated and rearranged in the studio. Two pieces ...