Holy Money

Holy Money is an album by the New York No Wave band Swans. It was later reissued on CD with the 3 tracks from the A Screw EP.

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Swans

Swans were an American post-punk band active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. The band was one of the few groups to emerge from the early 1980s New York No Wave scene and stay intact into the next decade. Formed by Gira in 1982, the Swans employed...
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