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Title: Swans - Birthing
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2025, Rock, Experimental Rock, New York City
Matrix #: YG68
Condition: VG++ (LM)
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle Gira framed this as the end of Swans’ “all-consuming sound worlds,” treating it like a closing chapter, not just another late-career record.
2. Studio Lore The material was built on tour first, then expanded and rearranged in the studio rather than cut as fixed songs.
3. Media Narrative As the band’s 17th studio album, Birthing was presented as a transition point, with Swans moving away from the massive long-form approach that defined their recent era.

5/1/26 LM