Swans – Not Here / Not Now (2013)

October 22, 2024

A great live album, and one of the few that I personally own. There are some great takes here, and the sound is fairly clear, but the additional demos are lacking somewhat. In regards to the album itself, it stands in the shadow of We Rose… which came before it and was much more prominant with a full pressing release (not just limited), and it also stands in the shadow of the monumental The Gate or Deliquescence which came after it.

If you are a fan of the Swans live shows from the reformation era however, and you have not heard this record, then I would seek to rectify that immediately.