Mercury Rev

Interview: Swans crafts “total experience” on double album The Seer

The Seer, the new double album that follows Swans’ productive 2010 reunion and studio return, is a space in which…

Mercury Rev: Out of the Psychedelic Haze, a Rock Band’s Renewal

Nearly torn apart on multiple occasions due to drug abuse and infighting, New York-based rock band Mercury Rev is still…

Swans: An Art-Rock Ensemble’s Raw Return to Form

With My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky, songwriter Michael Gira and his influential, experimental Swans…