Michael Gira was the founder and lead singer in the
New York City rock band,
The Swans. After the band broke up in
1997 Gira released a number of solo albums under the names
The Angels of Light[?] and
The Body Lovers[?]. The former being a acoustic ensemble with Gira acting as singer/songwriter, and the latter an instrumental and experimental electronic project. He has released several albums under his own name including
The Somniloquist (2000) and a collaboration with
Windsor From the Derby[?]'s frontman Dan Matz titled
What We Did (2001)
Gira also runs a record label called Young God Records[?].