They’ve only sold 15,000 albums; they’ve only had 100,000 songs downloaded; their sublime Swans tune has only featured once in the climax to a Greys Anatomy storyline (thus inspiring hundreds of college kids to make their own Swans Youtube videos) – but they are still Unkle Bob and they are still one of the most gorgeous, uplifting, lonely and revealing bands on the planet.
They self-released their debut album, Sugar and Spite, back in October 2006 to huge critical acclaim (yes, that old chestnut) and have recently completed their second album with Ken Nelson (Gomez,...