Album: The Glowing Man by Swans (2016)
Genre: Experimental | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Intense
Record Label: Mute
Format: Album

Description: "The Glowing Man"  is the fourteenth studio album by American experimental band Swans, released June 17, 2016 on Young God and Mute labels.
The song "The World Looks Red/The World Looks Black" contains lyrics written by frontman Michael Gira that were used in the Sonic Youth song "The World Looks Red" in the album Confusion Is Sex. The music itself, however, is unrelated. The title track has previously been referred to as "Black Hole Man" and "Black-Eyed Man". 
Upon its release, The Glowing Man was widely praised by music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 15 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

Artist Background: Swans is an American post-punk band originally active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. The band was one of the few groups to emerge from the early 1980s New York No Wave scene and stay intact into the next decade. Formed by Gira in 1982, Swans employed a shifting lineup of musicians until their dissolution in 1997. Besides Gira, the only other constant members were keyboardist/vocalist/songwriter Jarboe from 1984 to 1997, and semi-constant g... Part of the  New York City, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Experimental movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Music Scene: Part of the  New York City, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Experimental movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Experimental, Rock/Pop, Intense, 2010s, Album, Mute

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"The Glowing Man"  is the fourteenth studio album by American experimental band Swans, released June 17, 2016 on Young God and Mute labels.
The song "The World Looks Red/The World Looks Black" contains lyrics written by frontman Michael Gira that were used in the Sonic Youth song "The World Looks Red" in the album Confusion Is Sex. The music itself, however, is unrelated. The title track has previously been referred to as "Black Hole Man" and "Black-Eyed Man". 
Upon its release, The Glowing Man was widely praised by music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 15 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

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