how did a record this harsh and abrasive become such a meme on here? how are swans in general this popular?
Your experiences are not universal
Filth is catchy as FUCK mate what are you on about
>>59587715
>>59587761
It's basically like if Rhys Chatham made a funk album
>>59587715
because normies went and stayed went
and swans are only popular now because they normalfagged it up with their last two so the p4k princesses would take notice and re-appropriate this sliver of underculture for the weekend punks
>>59587715
Where do you think you are?
>>59587715
u don't know anything about mu
>>59587715
enjoy your XL fedora
fucking merzbow is a meme abrasiveness means nothing
Because it was an interesting and novel departure from overproduced synths and shitty 80s glam rock. It went as fucking far in the other direction as possible. Hence them being called no-wave, a direct response to new-wave.
>>59587791
First person to sell me on this album
>>59587715
because it was good and then /mu/ went and ruined it like they ruin everything good
also swans are only popular on the Internet
>>59588864
thanks. just now understood why it is being called as such