Angels of Light was an American neofolk band that was formed circa 1998 by singer-songwriter and musician Michael Gira after he disbanded Swans, the group he had founded in 1982. 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 and with emphasis on acoustic instruments and folk and country influences.
Angels of Light (Michael Gira with Akron/Family) during a concert in Warsaw, Poland, October 8, 2005
Michael Rolfe Gira is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, author and artist. Now based in New Mexico, he founded the band Swans, in which he sings and plays guitar, in New York City in the 1980s at the height of the no wave movement. He is also the founder of Young God Records and previously fronted Angels of Light.
Gira performing in Moscow, 2017
Michael Gira performing at The Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, Oregon on March 3, 2009
Michael Gira on stage at Stylus, Leeds University, 5 April 2013