{"product_id":"birthing","title":"Birthing","description":"\u003cp\u003eSTREET DATE 5\/30\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"10\" data-is-only-node=\"\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eBirthing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the seventeenth studio album from Swans, was developed during their 2023-2024 tour, with most tracks refined and orchestrated in the studio, while two pieces (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"183\" data-start=\"171\"\u003eRed Yellow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"199\" data-start=\"188\"\u003eThe Merge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) were created there. Alongside the recent live release \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"266\" data-start=\"255\"\u003eLive Rope\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this album marks Michael Gira's final deep dive into Swans' immersive soundscapes. The band will conclude this phase with a final tour in late 2025 before transitioning to a pared-down form, hinted at in moments on the new album. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"508\" data-start=\"498\"\u003eBirthing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will be released as a triple vinyl (in a brown tri-fold chipboard sleeve with 18x24 poster \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand insert\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and a double CD (in a brown chipboard digipack), with initial pressings of both formats featuring a bonus DVD of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"715\" data-start=\"680\"\u003eSwans Live 2024 (Rope) The Beggar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, directed by Marco Porsia, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"804\" data-start=\"747\"\u003eI Wonder If I’m Singing What You’re Thinking Me To Sing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a 2022 solo tour documentary by Christopher Nicholson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Young God Records","offers":[{"title":"3xLP + DVD","offer_id":50729828876569,"sku":"","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2xCD + CD","offer_id":50729828909337,"sku":"","price":11.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/4669\/2121\/files\/Swans_-_Birthing.png?v=1746119779","url":"https:\/\/virtualdirect.store\/products\/birthing","provider":"Virtual Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}