Clockwise from upper left: Bon Iver, the cover art for The White Stripes' Get Behind Me Satan, Thor & Friends, Kurt Wagner of Lambchop. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
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Swans' new album, To Be Kind, comes out May 13. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Swans, 'To Be Kind'
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"ILLuminate (featuring Kendrick Lamar)"
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Swans' new album The Seer comes out Aug. 28. Jennifer Church hide caption
Hear 'The Seer' In Its Entirety
Omar Rodriguez Lopez (clockwise from upper left), Jens Lekman, Amanda Palmer, Niki And The Dove Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Sufjan Stevens performing at the bandshell at Celebrate Brooklyn in Prospect Park on August 3, 2011. Ryan Muir/Ryan Muir hide caption
The Horrors (clockwise from left), Public Enemy, and Swans, just a few of the artists featured at this year's All Tomorrow's Parties festival.
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Swans at the Paramount Theatre for All Tomorrow's Parties.
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Fans at Convention Hall in Asbury Park, N.J.
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