Swans' new album, To Be Kind, comes out May 13. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Swans, 'To Be Kind'
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Clockwise from upper left: The Black Keys, Tiny Ruins, Winged Victory For The Sullen, Dylan Shearer Courtesy of the artists hide caption
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"ILLuminate (featuring Kendrick Lamar)"
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Holly Herndon. Suzy Poling/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Swans' new album The Seer comes out Aug. 28. Jennifer Church hide caption
Hear 'The Seer' In Its Entirety
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Omar Rodriguez Lopez (clockwise from upper left), Jens Lekman, Amanda Palmer, Niki And The Dove Courtesy of the artists hide caption
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Sufjan Stevens performing at the bandshell at Celebrate Brooklyn in Prospect Park on August 3, 2011. Ryan Muir/Ryan Muir hide caption
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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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