Swans – To Be Kind
Tracklist
| CD1-1 | Screen Shot | 8:07 | |
| CD1-2 | Just A Little Boy (For Chester Burnett) | 12:39 | |
| CD1-3 | A Little God In My Hands | 7:10 | |
| CD1-4 | Bring The Sun / Toussaint L'Ouverture | 34:07 | |
| CD1-5 | Some Things We Do | 5:09 | |
| CD2-1 | She Loves Us | 17:02 | |
| CD2-2 | Kirsten Supine | 10:33 | |
| CD2-3 | Oxygen | 8:11 | |
| CD2-4 | Nathalie Neal | 10:15 | |
| CD2-5 | To Be Kind | 8:23 | |
| DVD-1 | To Be Kind | 20:41 | |
| DVD-2 | Just A Little Boy | 10:06 | |
| DVD-3 | Coward | 8:36 | |
| DVD-4 | She Loves Us | 18:17 | |
| DVD-5 | Oxygen | 7:17 | |
| DVD-6 | The Seer / Toussaint L'Ouverture | 45:35 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Young God Records
- Copyright © – Young God Records
- Published By – Young God Publishing
- Pressed By – Optical Experts Manufacturing – 2525600
- Pressed By – Optical Experts Manufacturing – 2525611
- Pressed By – Optical Experts Manufacturing – 2532288
Credits
- Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Christopher Pravdica*
- Drums – Phil Puleo
- Drums, Percussion, Piano, Bass, Guitar, Synth, Keyboards – Bill Rieflin*
- Drums, Percussion, Vibraphone [Vibes], Bells, Wind [Wind Instruments], Viola [Handmade], Vocals – Thor Harris
- Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Norman Westberg
- Lap Steel Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals – Christoph Hahn*
- Mandolin – Rex Emerson
- Piano, Harpsichord, Synth – Sean Kirkpatrick (3)
- Producer, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Michael Gira
- Recorded By, Mixed By, Piano – John Congleton
- Trombone – David Pierce
- Trumpet – Evan Weiss (3)
- Violin – Daniel Hart
Notes
This album ℗ and © 2014 Young God Records.
Issued in an embossed rough cardboard 8- digipak with a 12-page folded booklet.
Copies pre-ordered from Young God Records, signed by Michael Gira.
Issued in an embossed rough cardboard 8- digipak with a 12-page folded booklet.
Copies pre-ordered from Young God Records, signed by Michael Gira.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 658457004630
- Rights Society: ascap
- Matrix / Runout: YG46PROMOS1 2525600 01
- Matrix / Runout (CD 1): 03/13/2014 11:51:26.26#24822 YG46PROMOS1 2525600 01
- Mastering SID Code (CD 1): IFPI LN09
- Matrix / Runout (CD 2): 03/13/2014 11:34:50.50#24821 YG46PROMOS2 2525611 01
- Mastering SID Code (CD 2): IFPI LN09
- Matrix / Runout (DVD): 03/19/2014 11:18:00.AM - #124105 253228801
- Mastering SID Code (DVD): IFPI LN08
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| To Be Kind (3×LP, Album) | Young God Records | STUMM364, YG46 | Europe | 2014 | |||
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To Be Kind (2×CD, Album, DVD, NTSC, All Media, Limited Edition) | Young God Records | CDSTUMM364, LCDSTUMM364, YG46 | UK & Europe | 2014 | ||
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To Be Kind (3×LP, Album) | Young God Records | YG46 | US | 2014 | ||
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To Be Kind (2×CD, Album) | Young God Records | CDSTUMM364, YG46 | Europe | 2014 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Absolutely stunning album! One of the best sounding albums on CD that I own too. It's not an easy listen, but it's one of the band's most accessible - very rhythmic with a heavy emphasis on percussion. The vocals are used like they're an additional instrument; they have a chanting quality where the tone of voice and it's delivery is more important than the lyrics themselves. For me this is one of the best albums of this decade so far; an experimental masterpiece.
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To Be Kind, by Swans, is not only the best Swans album I've ever heard, not only the best new album so far of 2014, but one of the best albums I've heard in my life.
This is music to submit to. There is nothing you can do but give in to it, just sit there and take it, try to contain it, let it wash all over you, drown in it, and hope to get out intact on the other side.
This is what gods listen to when they get stoned.
Masterpiece.
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