- folk rock, neofolk
- 44 min
- 10 tracks
- UNI Records
The Burning World is the sixth studio album by American experimental rock band Swans. It was released on May 15, 1989, through record label Uni Records, the band's only major-label release.
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Grave, character-led, spare and earnest.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
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Tracks
- A1The River That Runs With Love Won’t Run Dry4:15
- A2Let It Come Down4:28
- A3Can’t Find My Way Home4:54
- A4Mona Lisa, Mother Earth4:22
- A5(She’s a) Universal Emptiness3:57
- B1Saved4:24
- B2I Remember Who You Are4:24
- B3Jane Mary, Cry One Tear3:52
- B4See No More5:30
- B5God Damn the Sun4:22
10 tracks, 44 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Swans
- Label
- UNI Records
- Released
- 1989
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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