r/swans
Dedicated to the band of the name.
How to think about r/swans
This community is dedicated to the band Swans, known for their intense and experimental sound that blends elements of post-punk, noise rock, and avant-garde music. Members discuss the band's discography, live performances, and the unique instrumentation that defines their work. The community is characterized by a deep appreciation for the band's artistic vision and often engages in detailed analyses of their music and themes.
Confidence 4/5
Audience
Participants are typically passionate music enthusiasts, often with a strong interest in experimental and underground genres. The demographic skews towards older millennials and Gen X, who value artistic expression and depth in music. The vibe is generally respectful and intellectual, with members seeking to share insights and experiences related to Swans and similar artists.
Posting culture
Content that thrives includes in-depth discussions, album reviews, live performance experiences, and analyses of lyrics and themes. Members appreciate thoughtful contributions and are likely to downvote posts that lack substance or are overly promotional. The community has a steady posting cadence, with activity peaking around album releases or significant band announcements.
Brand engagement notes
Brands should approach this community with caution, as members are often resistant to overt promotion and commercialism. Authentic engagement through sharing meaningful content, such as interviews with band members or insights into the music-making process, can resonate well. Brands should avoid generic marketing tactics and instead focus on fostering genuine conversations about the band's impact and artistry.
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What r/swans talks about
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External signals
Where the community looks
Top external domains linked from posts and comments — a quick read on the sources of truth this audience trusts.
Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/[deleted]
- u/cheesegromit52
- u/ElectricLazarus
- u/oxenofthesunn
- u/BathtubFullOvHair
- u/darkus1012
- u/According-Border1953
- u/Stunning-Public7074
- u/Razorramon1994wwf
- u/swagah0lic
- u/vacektomas
- u/barmanboy615
- u/dimalev007
- u/Genortho
- u/Certain_Suit_1905
- u/JoacoFachero777
- u/scarletmonday
- u/YeetSkurt48
- u/Cute-Jellyfish1876
- u/steely_bran
- u/Readmetheessayellie
- u/kuroryu233
- u/FocusDelicious183
- u/White___Light
- u/itsyourgamer12
- u/MauriceJones1
- u/GoldenFrieaza808
- u/yourrelative_
- u/Ok_Scale502
- u/etoileaneutrons
- u/Daveywheel
- u/malloun1234
- u/NATEYMAN999
- u/pEppapiGistfuhrer
- u/TangerineDream400
- u/feedkicker
- u/fastballooninghead
- u/howlingredsheet
- u/birdwatchin
- u/Lucifernz87
- u/icntgtafkingusername
- u/DryDiagonalization
- u/hospitalcottonswab
- u/ranger9373
- u/Hey_SpaceCadet12
- u/scp173ishot
- u/Tyron_Slothrop
- u/BlackRosePyre
- u/WizardMaster400
- u/lunawintertherian
- u/Arthurlurk1
- u/sleepwatcher218
- u/BuilderNo5665
- u/weoweher
- u/LesYperSounds
- u/Jimmy72826
- u/agagnon157
- u/nikiiiiiiiiii
- u/shaggyslut
- u/DruFastDruFurious
- u/Street-Lawfulness-53
- u/eegufdbwedymjdhnwed
- u/SOMBroXas
- u/memelordarthur
- u/Wakaran-art
- u/Jean0406Alix
- u/the_glowing1man
- u/thedancingpaperclip2
- u/InteractionOk2650
- u/Origin_of_ending
- u/sfils
- u/Jaxien99
- u/IJUSTATEPOOP
- u/Petabik
- u/ProlapsedBlossom
- u/thedragonpolybius
- u/Callanoj
- u/IkesNephew
- u/That_Opportunity9488
- u/Remarkable-Text-7045
- u/NathanX2017
- u/SalaciousB
- u/janusville
- u/TigerClaws13
- u/Training-Air-241
- u/dvncepunk
- u/jster1752
- u/CephalopodSexer
- u/Anonduaz126
- u/ben_cobb_music
- u/the2ndwaymusic
- u/Remember_A_Day
- u/OldSoulNewTech
- u/WackyAnteater
- u/boomersince96
- u/NekoJesu
- u/HypMoonr
- u/pabbatron2000
- u/reidk_97
- u/sleepershark1115
By votes
- u/[deleted]
- u/cheesegromit52
- u/ElectricLazarus
- u/BathtubFullOvHair
- u/swagah0lic
- u/vacektomas
- u/YeetSkurt48
- u/oxenofthesunn
- u/darkus1012
- u/Stunning-Public7074
- u/Certain_Suit_1905
- u/NATEYMAN999
- u/ProfessionalTruck7
- u/kuroryu233
- u/WizardMaster400
- u/Cute-Jellyfish1876
- u/barmanboy615
- u/dimalev007
- u/itsyourgamer12
- u/MauriceJones1
- u/stephenfox455
- u/scarletmonday
- u/fastballooninghead
- u/TigerClaws13
- u/BlackRosePyre
- u/Genortho
- u/JoacoFachero777
- u/GoldenFrieaza808
- u/steely_bran
- u/Razorramon1994wwf
- u/feedkicker
- u/Training-Air-241
- u/voirania
- u/Arthurlurk1
- u/skyelarwhite
- u/LesYperSounds
- u/Midgetfromspace
- u/dvncepunk
- u/pEppapiGistfuhrer
- u/jster1752
- u/TangerineDream400
- u/lunawintertherian
- u/daltoneveryday
- u/Remember_A_Day
- u/FocusDelicious183
- u/HypMoonr
- u/Mave_Traxis
- u/Odd_Engineering_8315
- u/CephalopodSexer
- u/Nebunasul
- u/yourrelative_
- u/White___Light
- u/fugololo
- u/ben_cobb_music
- u/agagnon157
- u/rustinrobson
- u/nikiiiiiiiiii
- u/According-Border1953
- u/Anonduaz126
- u/killroywasnthere
- u/roger_thatsthestone
- u/Ok_Scale502
- u/Big-Weakness-2177
- u/howlingredsheet
- u/Dangerous_Fix_5502
- u/sleepwatcher218
- u/crowleybm
- u/Glittering-Potato-97
- u/etoileaneutrons
- u/hospitalcottonswab
- u/birdwatchin
- u/Lucifernz87
- u/weoweher
- u/icyguy200109
- u/reidk_97
- u/the2ndwaymusic
- u/kakosrako
- u/pwppip
- u/Daveywheel
- u/AdhesivenessTop2807
- u/TolaYoda
- u/pabbatron2000
- u/BuilderNo5665
- u/WackyAnteater
- u/ChrolloPollo
- u/Street-Lawfulness-53
- u/Jimmy72826
- u/simonethewalrus
- u/potats1770
- u/OldSoulNewTech
- u/shaggyslut
- u/SOMBroXas
- u/jsjjejfjdj
- u/DryDiagonalization
- u/sleepershark1115
- u/Tha-Toast-Rider
- u/humanwithalife
- u/Lufroloc
- u/TimSullivanArt
- u/DruFastDruFurious
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/[deleted]
- u/Sweet-Composer-3634
- u/Cock_roachye
- u/pEppapiGistfuhrer
- u/Sarcofaygo
- u/limedilatation
- u/memelordarthur
- u/567567656bruh
- u/3dita
- u/WizardMaster400
- u/ElectricLazarus
- u/Razorramon1994wwf
- u/the_glowing1man
- u/slicnic22
- u/kuroryu233
- u/ItssollyboyXD
- u/DanPereyra
- u/kilimandzharo
- u/JoacoFachero777
- u/Wittie17
- u/agent0017
- u/SpellanBeauchamp
- u/popsrcr
- u/Stormi_i
- u/93NotOut
- u/Kosinski33
- u/oxenofthesunn
- u/thedancingpaperclip2
- u/Shitchuffer
- u/Zoomorph23
- u/IAmRasputin
- u/IggyPopDrop
- u/AdequateAlien
- u/hospitalcottonswab
- u/TangerineDream400
- u/FamilyAcid
- u/Oreg-Jack
- u/sorenwasamuslim
- u/vaato_game
- u/Bl4ckh4wk056
- u/GoldenFrieaza808
- u/Dirtydeemsters
- u/CloudDeadNumberFive
- u/voirania
- u/Jolly_Command
- u/hahacoolusernamebro
- u/preschooljuul
- u/Coaucto
- u/marabou22
- u/Nichtsein000
- u/JackAreDead
- u/No_Indication_4933
- u/MoonRockSpecial
- u/heydamien99
- u/dwd199
- u/eegufdbwedymjdhnwed
- u/AiGaming
- u/Unrealol69
- u/Mave_Traxis
- u/katabasis1991
- u/professorpokey
- u/Creftospeare
- u/NATEYMAN999
- u/TheSmallestSteve
- u/lazy_tranquil
- u/Midnight-Upset
- u/theapiankwaad
- u/salfkvoje
- u/iCirith
- u/contortionsinblue
- u/abolish_
- u/nathaniel177
- u/Outside-Eye-9404
- u/darkus1012
- u/Certain_Suit_1905
- u/Jingu96Aliosha
- u/tokyobrownielover
- u/itsyourgamer12
- u/DuganNash2
- u/lanaclip
- u/Arthurlurk1
- u/Altruistic-Divide669
- u/Sulfuras26
- u/jster1752
- u/nikiiiiiiiiii
- u/NekoJesu
- u/johnthomaslumsden
- u/jr-bacon
- u/MuzzyCerdo
- u/rorythegeordie
- u/joeroblac
- u/Into_the_Void7
- u/Marswhalbaconattor
- u/panterax8
- u/PostureGai
- u/Creepaface
- u/SoloNETHER
- u/Man_of_Realms
- u/thelizardden
- u/Euronymous_Bosch
By votes
- u/[deleted]
- u/ElectricLazarus
- u/Bl4ckh4wk056
- u/hospitalcottonswab
- u/Kosinski33
- u/Sweet-Composer-3634
- u/thedancingpaperclip2
- u/kilimandzharo
- u/agent0017
- u/3dita
- u/BouncerSeeBouncer
- u/WizardMaster400
- u/memelordarthur
- u/limedilatation
- u/JudasCrinitus
- u/GiacomoLeopardi6
- u/iCirith
- u/Gnfnr
- u/YoLaFoxtrot
- u/No_Indication_4933
- u/IAmRasputin
- u/orgies_of_doggies
- u/Cock_roachye
- u/pEppapiGistfuhrer
- u/Razorramon1994wwf
- u/zeno-the_greatest
- u/Mave_Traxis
- u/JoacoFachero777
- u/babsuvulahoo
- u/vaato_game
- u/messianicscone
- u/Niknameheee
- u/BrosephStalin53
- u/Stunning-Public7074
- u/asingoat
- u/Random-Dice
- u/BrandoNelly
- u/scenicrecovery89
- u/kuroryu233
- u/DuganNash2
- u/ApprehensiveTicket60
- u/BigForeHeadGuy911
- u/johnthomaslumsden
- u/Arthurlurk1
- u/lolfind7
- u/Shitchuffer
- u/scarletmonday
- u/Fepaw
- u/shAketf2
- u/FamilyAcid
- u/minisculebarber
- u/Unable-Bison-272
- u/amazingchest69
- u/worldofdogss
- u/nemouris
- u/contortionsinblue
- u/FocusDelicious183
- u/erynamelia
- u/LazerStallion
- u/MasterHoneydew
- u/Marswhalbaconattor
- u/Soggy_Anxiety4262
- u/fauster_the_faust
- u/Sythilis
- u/STEVMPVNK
- u/MoSalahsSmile
- u/TheSmallestSteve
- u/superbobax
- u/mornixuur93
- u/AnInsolentCog
- u/Creftospeare
- u/Changs_Is_Number_One
- u/Coaucto
- u/RopeGloomy4303
- u/JackerySackeryDock
- u/TheTrueTrust
- u/Wittie17
- u/Jolly_Command
- u/weoweher
- u/itsyourgamer12
- u/Keri_AMG
- u/CountMecha
- u/SkillageDan
- u/hahacoolusernamebro
- u/angeorgiaforest
- u/ratliker62
- u/enflixion
- u/RedLobsterUnofficial
- u/grapejellymanperson
- u/Significant_Clerk231
- u/lukecevans
- u/jster1752
- u/slicnic22
- u/ThisIsElliott
- u/BlackRosePyre
- u/LilithSpeaks
- u/Tartanman97
- u/xfritz5375
- u/TerryOrange
- u/567567656bruh
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FAQ
r/swans — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/swans have?
r/swans has approximately 35,658 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/swans created?
r/swans was created on October 21, 2012 (14 years ago).
What is r/swans about?
This community is dedicated to the band Swans, known for their intense and experimental sound that blends elements of post-punk, noise rock, and avant-garde music. Members discuss the band's discography, live performances, and the unique instrumentation that defines their work. The community is characterized by a deep appreciation for the band's artistic vision and often eng…
What subreddits are similar to r/swans?
Communities similar to r/swans include r/gybe, r/bmbmbm, r/blackcountrynewroad, r/topster, r/deathgrips.
Who are the most active posters on r/swans?
The most frequent posters on r/swans include u/[deleted], u/cheesegromit52, u/ElectricLazarus.
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