The Beggar (album)
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Digital artwork for the album; physical copies come with the heart on a plain brown background | ||||
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| Released | June 23, 2023 | |||
| Recorded | May 2 – August 25, 2022 | |||
| Studio | Candy Bomber (Berlin) | |||
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| Length | 121:37 (CD version) 77:46 (vinyl version) | |||
| Language | English | |||
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| Producer | Michael Gira | |||
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The Beggar is the sixteenth studio album by the American experimental rock band Swans. It was released by Mute and Young God Records on June 23, 2023. Written during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was recorded at Candy Bomber Studio in Berlin, Germany across 2022, with key collaborators of front man Michael Gira, as well as both past and present members of the band. The announcement of the album coincided with the release of its lead single, "Paradise Is Mine", as well as the announcement of a world tour. The Beggar was preceded and funded by the acoustic demo album Is There Really a Mind? (2022).