The Angels of Light
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The Angels of Light are a rock group formed in 1997 by singer Michael Gira after he disbanded Swans, the group he'd founded in 1980. 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, though no less emotionally draining.
The Angels of Light include many New York City collaborators, including Dana Schechter of Bee and Flower, Kid Congo Powers of The Cramps, Larry Mullins of Toby Dammit, Bliss Blood of The Moonlighters, Thor Harris of Shearwater, and most recently the Brooklyn band Akron/Family.
All Angels of Light albums have been released on Michael Gira's label Young God Records.
The name Angels of Light was first used by the spiritual theater group founded by drag queen Hibiscus of The Cockettes. It is not known whether Gira's group was named in homage to Hibiscus's similarly metaphysically-minded group.
Discography
- New Mother (Young God Records, 1999)
- How I Loved You (Young God Records, 2001)
- We Were Alive (Young God Records, 2002)
- Everything is Good Here/Please Come Home (Young God Records, 2003)
- Sing "Other People" (Young God Records, 2005)
- Angels of Light & Akron/Family (Young God Records, 2005) - split album with Akron/Family.