Swans detail “The Seer” and announce tour dates

Earlier this week when I posted the DVD trailer it looks like I couldn’t see the forest for the trees. On Tuesday Consequence of Sound broke some details on The Seer, the new double album from Swans. It’s due out August 28 via Young God and you can see the full track list below. The report also includes a number of fall tour dates, most of which are with Xiu Xiu. Those can be seen below as well.

The Seer:
01. Lunacy
02. Mother of the World
03. The Wolf
04. The Seer
05. The Seer Returns
06. 93 Ave. B Blues
07. The Daughter Brings the Water
08. Song for a Warrior
09. Avatar
10. A Piece of the Sky
11. The Apostate

08/03 – Berlin, DE @ Berghain
08/05 – Katowice, PL @ OFF! Festival
08/09 – Sibenik, CR @ Terraneo Festival
08/11 – Helsinki, FI @ Flow Festival
09/06 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue *
09/07 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos *
09/08 – Portland, OR @ Hawthrone Theater *
09/09 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Grand Ballroom *
09/10 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Grand Ballroom *
09/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Music Box *
09/12 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
09/14 – Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa *
09/15 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s *
09/16 – Dallas, TX @ Trees *
09/18 – Oklahoma City, OK @ ACM Performance Lab *
09/19 – Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club *
09/20 – Lincoln, NE @ Burbon Theatre *
09/21 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fineline Music Cafe *
09/22 – Milwaukee, WI @ Shank Hall *
09/24 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theater *

* = w/ Xiu Xiu