“Oh, great. I review one album for Pitchfork and suddenly I'm the resident expert on all things Swans. I don't dislike them, mind you, but it's not like they're my favoritest band in the world. It wouldn't be so bad if Michael Gira wasn't so damned prolific; we're going on two years since Swans actually broke up and they're still releasing albums-- no new material, mind you, just live recordings an”