Michael Gira
Michael Rolfe Gira is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, author and performer.
He now lives in New Mexico and in the 1980s, at the height of the no wave movement, he formed the band Swans in New York, in which he sings and plays guitar. He is also the founder of Young God Records and formerly fronted the band Angels of Light.
Born in Los Angeles, he was involved in the punk scene as a teenager. He was in the bands Little Cripples and Strict IDS. After moving to New York, after several attempts in the no wave movement, he formed the band Swans, which became the realization of his desire to create austere, "to the bone" music. In 1983 the band released their first album Filth. Most of Gira's lyrics are existentialist, falling into nihilism, contempt for oneself and the world around him. The central themes are money, religion and sex.
Upcoming concerts
About Michael Gira
Michael Rolfe Gira is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, author and performer.
He now lives in New Mexico and in the 1980s, at the height of the no wave movement, he formed the band Swans in New York, in which he sings and plays guitar. He is also the founder of Young God Records and formerly fronted the band Angels of Light.
Born in Los Angeles, he was involved in the punk scene as a teenager. He was in the bands Little Cripples and Strict IDS. After moving to New York, after several attempts in the no wave movement, he formed the band Swans, which became the realization of his desire to create austere, "to the bone" music. In 1983 the band released their first album Filth. Most of Gira's lyrics are existentialist, falling into nihilism, contempt for oneself and the world around him. The central themes are money, religion and sex.
Rock, Contemporary folk, Experimental, Experimental, Singer/Songwriter, Art Rock
Gallery
