New Mother is the debut studio album by Angels of Light. It was released in 1999

1999 in music

-Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia....

. The album contains versions of some songs that were performed live during Swans

Swans (band)

Swans are an influential American post-punk band initially active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. The band was one of the few groups to emerge from the early 1980s New York No Wave scene and stay intact into the next decade. Formed by Gira in...

 final tour, including "The Man With the Silver Tongue" and "Not Alone".

The Michael Gira

Michael Gira

Michael Rolfe Gira is an American musician, author, and artist. He is the main force behind the recently reformed New York City musical group Swans and fronts the Angels of Light...

solo album "Solo Recording At Home" contains an outtake from the recordings session for this album (the song "God's Servant")

Track listing

1. "Fragment" – 0:31
2. "Praise Your Name" – 4:48
3. "New Mother" – 4:35
4. "Angels of Light" – 6:53
5. "Inner Female" – 4:47
6. "This is Mine" – 4:17
7. "Shame" – 4:10
8. "Intermission" – 1:14
9. "The Man With the Silver Tongue" – 4:13
10. "Real Person" – 5:09
11. "Forever Yours" – 5:16
12. "How We End" – 3:25
13. "The Garden Hides the Jewel" – 5:21
14. "Not Alone" – 4:33
15. "Song for My Father" – 3:41
16. "His Entropic Highness" – 5:33
17. "Fear of Death" – 2:56