Draft:Live Rope (album)



Live Rope
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Live album by
Swans
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2024
RecordedAmare, The Hague on November 19, 2023 Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn on May 18, 2024
GenreExperimental Rock, Post Rock, Noise Rock
Length182:51
LabelYoung God
Swans chronology
The Beggar
(2023)
Live Rope
(2024)
Birthing
(2025)

Live Rope is a 2024 limited-edition live album by American experimental rock band Swans[1]. The album was released on September 10, 2024, available for purchase as a CD or LP on band leader Michael Gira's Young God Records[2]. The album served as a fundraiser for the 2025 Swans' studio album, Birthing[3].

At 182 minutes long in the album's uncut form, Live Rope is the longest release by the band to date.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Michael Gira, Phil Puleo, Kristof Hahn, Christopher Pravdica, Dana Schechter, and Larry Mullins.

CD Track list

No.TitleLength
1."Rope"25:30
2."The Beggar"52:54
3."The Hanging Man"12:24
4."Away"7:52
5."Birthing"37:28
6."Cathedrals of Heaven"11:17
Total length:147:24

USB Track list

No.TitleLength
1."Rope"31:04
2."The Beggar"55:06
3."The Hanging Man"12:46
4."Away"7:52
5."Birthing"37:07
6."The Memorious"14:06
7."Cathedrals of Heaven"11:15
8."Leaving Meaning"13:32
Total length:182:51

References

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  1. ^ Green, Loren (September 16, 2024). "Swans reimagine crowdfunding". Scene Point Blank.
  2. ^ "SWANS LIVE ROPE 2024 FUNDRAISER PREORDER". YOUNG GOD RECORDS. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  3. ^ "Swans: in arrivo il nuovo album "Birthing". Gira: "Sarà la fine del Grande Suono"". OndaRock (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-11-24.