An album of delicate beauty; like the earliest springtime blooms, it needs much nurturing, much attention, to attain full potential. These songs are uncomplicated, their delivery simple and charming, stripped bare - the closest Gira has ever been to Pop.
A1. Lena's Song (2:51)
A2. The Kid Is Already Breaking (3:11)
A3. My Friend Thor (2:05)
A4. On The Mountain (5:15)
A5. Destroyer (5:01)
A6. Dawn (2:24)
B1. My Sister Said (4:11)
B2. Michael's White Hands (4:14)
B3. To Live Through Someone (5:34)
B4. Simon Is Stronger Than Us (1:34)
B5. Purple Creek (4:34)
The most assured and relaxed Angels of Light album since the debut, which deserves to be considered alongside Gira's highest peaks. The frightening rage of old Swans surfaces several times, albeit in more bucolic clothing; the contrast is bracing.
A1. Black River Song (3:11)
A2. Promise Of Water (5:27)
A3. The Man We Left Behind (5:46)
A4. My Brother's Man (4:12)
B1. Not Here / Not Now (5:39)
B2. Joseph's Song (4:03)
B3. We Are Him (4:09)
B4. Sometimes I Dream I'm Hurting You (6:25)
C1. Sunflower's Here To Stay (3:00)
C2. Good Bye Mary Lou (3:04)
C3. The Visitor (4:32)
C4. Star Chaser (5:50)
D1. I Pity The Poor Immigrant (3:57)
D2. The Provider (6:55)
D3. One For Hope (3:01)
D4. Come For My Woman (5:16)