Thirteen years after disbanding, ‘My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky’ marked an unexpected yet triumphant rebirth for Swans. Michael Gira’s decision to revive the project resulted in an album that feels both spiritually connected to their past and charged with new creative force. The record fuses the brutal austerity of their mid-80s era with the atmospheric lyricism and experimentation heard on later works, creating a sound that is jagged, hypnotic, and emotionally overwhelming. From the cacophonous opening of “No Words / No Thoughts” to the unsettling tenderness of “You Fucking People Make Me Sick,” the album navigates extremes with a confidence that only Swans could muster.

Across its eight tracks, the record veers between apocalyptic repetition, eerie stillness, and unexpected melodic turns. “Jim” offers a twisted tribute wrapped in a strangely catchy chorus, while “Eden Prison” stands as one of the album’s heaviest and most punishing pieces. Gira’s voice—equal parts command and invocation—anchors the shifting structures, accompanied by contributions from Devendra Banhart and Gira’s daughter Saoirse. ‘My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky’ reintroduced Swans as a renewed creative force, proving their ability to reinvent intensity, beauty, and wrath on their own uncompromising terms.

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