Years active 1998–2009 | Labels Young God | |
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Associated acts Akron/Family
The Body Lovers / The Body Haters
Swans
World of Skin Origin New York City, New York, United States (1998) Members Michael Gira, Thor Harris, Bill Rieflin Genres Americana, Alternative country, Folk music, Neofolk Albums How I Loved You, We Are Him, Everything Is Good Here/Ple, Akron/Family & Angels of Light, We Were Alive! Profiles | ||
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Angels of Light were an American folk band that was formed circa 1998 by singer-songwriter and musician Michael Gira after he disbanded Swans, the group he had founded in 1982. The band has marked a distinctly different style for Gira since he left Swans, most noticeably being musically more melodic and less brutal than his previous efforts.
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Before the band was formed, Gira intended to call his post-Swans acoustic/song-based project The Pleasure Seekers. This name was discarded because there had been a group with the same name in the 1960s. The first two live performances of what would become the Angels of Light (the Tonic/Bowery Ballroom benefit shows) were billed as "Michael Gira with guests".
The revolving lineup up Angels of Light included a wide range of musicians from New York City and elsewhere, including Dana Schechter of Bee and Flower, Kid Congo Powers of The Cramps, Larry Mullins (a.k.a. Toby Dammit), Cassis Birgit Staudt of b-blush, Bliss Blood of The Moonlighters, Thor Harris of Shearwater, Swans guitarist Christoph Hahn, Phil Puleo of Cop Shoot Cop, and freak-folk musician Devendra Banhart. On The Angels of Light Sing 'Other People' and We Are Him, Gira was backed by Brooklyn band Akron/Family. Hahn, Harris and Puleo went on to join Gira in the new Swans lineup assembled in 2010.
All Angels of Light albums have been released on Michael Gira's label Young God Records.
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Discography
Songs
Untitled Love SongHow I Loved You · 2001
My True BodyHow I Loved You · 2001
Song for NicoHow I Loved You · 2001