To Be Kind

by Swans

To Be Kind cover art

The double album 'To Be Kind' is constructed from lengthy, hypnotic tracks that often fuse primal, repetitive grooves with elements of blues, krautrock, and industrial textures. Material for the record was largely developed and refined during live performances, giving the compositions a fluid and improvisational quality that balances Michael Gira's brutalist arrangements with passages of stark tenderness. Produced by Gira and recorded by John Congleton, the album received widespread critical acclaim and became Swans' highest-charting record in both the US and UK, marking a commercial peak for the experimental group's celebrated reunion era.

Genres

  • Experimental Rock
  • Post-Rock

Tracklist

  1. Screen Shot
  2. Just A Little Boy (For Chester Burnett)
  3. A Little God In My Hands
  4. Bring The Sun/Toussaint L'Ouverture
  5. Some Things We Do
  6. She Loves Us
  7. Kirsten Supine
  8. Oxygen
  9. Nathalie Neal
  10. To Be Kind