Swans: Newly Sentient Being (2026)

10.0/10 • 159 min • Music

Overview

Goodbye to this stellar version of Swans. Newly Sentient Being features superb recordings of Swans’ final concert of the “Big Sound” era, the apotheosis of 15 years of cosmic sonic expressionism, alternately heavenly and debased, visceral and transcendent.

Cast

Michael Gira

Self

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