album · September 23, 2010
My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky
MuteSee this day
post-punkalternativemetal
After a 14-year hiatus, Swans returned with an album that signaled a dramatic shift towards expansive, apocalyptic rock. The record's crushing weight and ritualistic build-ups laid the groundwork for the band's acclaimed late-career resurgence.
- The album was recorded at Bill Laswell's Orange Music Sound Studios in West Orange, New Jersey. It marked the first Swans album to feature guitarist Norman Westberg since the band's initial breakup. The record received widespread critical acclaim, particularly for its thematic depth and sonic intensity.
- This album was the first release on the newly formed Mute Records imprint, Young God Records.
- The album's title is taken from a lyric in the song "Helicopter" by the band Die Antwoord.
Swans formed in New York City in 1982, initially associated with the no wave and industrial scenes. The band dissolved in 1997 but reformed in 2010, releasing this album as their first new material in 14 years.
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