Swans to release new live album The Gate to raise money for "final" studio record

The Gate is being made "soon", and will be primarily used to help raise money so that the band can record their next studio LP, which is "bound to be an insatiable beast".

Writing on Facebook, Swans mainman Michael Gira mused on the future of the group:

Just got home comatose after finishing up the final leg of our 14 month tour for Swans To Be Kind album. We have come to your town, though it's doubtful we have partied down. It has been a privilege to be inside the sound that on some nights seems to create itself of its own accord, and it's gratifying that many of you have conveyed to us that it's been a positive experience for you too... Next step: Sept 1 we commence a new Swans album. This will be the final Swans album (and subsequent tour) for this version / iteration of Swans. Not really sure what the next step will be after that, but that's perhaps a good thing... We'll be making a live album/fundraiser (called The Gate) soon, in order to raise the necessary - somewhat daunting - capital for the studio album, which is bound to be an insatiable beast... more soon, Thanks and Love! - Michael Gira

The band's latest record To Be Kind is out now.