Sue hanel biography

Who doesn&#;t love a mystery? In , after a frustrating few months auditioning potential members, Michael Gira and Jonathan Kane recruited Sue Hanel: &#;the most ferocious noise guitarist in the city&#; (Jonathan Kane).  After several months of rehearsals, she took the stage with Swans at their first gig sometime in early summer &#; Sue would perform with Swans for the next six-to-eight months, including the ten dates of the Savage Blunder tour with Sonic Youth in Nov/Dec, before departing after a final show at The Kitchen on December 27,

&#;There was an incredibly gifted, though also unstable and unpredictable, guitarist by the name of Sue Hanel who created a tremendous wailing sound but the problem was she could never replicate what she did from one night to the next&#;She was a very nice person, kind of troubled, but very down-to-earth. It just didn’t work out artistically because she just wasn’t interested in repeating anything: her sound would be different, her chords would be different, we could never pin it down — but when she hit the sweet spot it was tremendous.&#; (Michael Gira)

I&#;d seen the name about over the years and noted Thurston Moore&#;s Facebook post in early listing her as &#;One of the Best Guitarists Ever&#;. Underneath the post Wharton Tiers (e

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Swans (band)

American experimental rock band

Swans are an American experimental rock band formed in by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalistMichael Gira. One of the few acts to emerge from the New York City-based no wave scene and stay intact into the next decade, Swans have become recognized for an ever-changing sound, exploring genres such as noise rock, post-punk, industrial and post-rock. Initially, their music was known for its sonic brutality and misanthropic lyrics. Following the addition of singer, songwriter and keyboardist Jarboe in , Swans began to incorporate melody and intricacy into their music. Jarboe remained the band's only constant member except Gira and semi-constant guitarist Norman Westberg until their dissolution in

In , Gira re-formed the band without Jarboe, establishing a stable lineup of musicians which has toured worldwide and released four albums to critical acclaim.^[1] This iteration of the group performed its last shows in November , ending the tour in support of its then most recent album The Glowing Man.^[2] Since , Gira has been touring and recording with Swans as "a revolving cast of contributors".^[2] The band's latest album, The Beggar, was released on June 23, Since , all Swans records have bee

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