Swans
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Swans can refer to:
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- SwanSwanSwans, genus Cygnus, are birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini. Sometimes, they are considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae...
, the bird
Music
- Swans (band)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...
, an American band formed in 1982 - Swans (EP)Swans (EP)The Swans EP is the first release by the experimental rock band Swans.Although rooted in the no wave scene and different from the Swans' forthcoming releases in its prominent use of a saxophonist and relative absence of brutality, the EP remains an intense listen, demonstrating the early stages in...
, an EP by the above band - Swans, an EP by the Filipino electronic act Names Are For Tombstones (NAFT)
- The Swans, a short-lived American girl group active in the early 1960's
Places
- Swan's Island, MaineSwan's Island, MaineSwan's Island is an island town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is named after Colonel James Swan of Fife, Scotland, who purchased this island and some surrounding areas and organized their colonization in the 18th century. The population was 327 at the 2000 census. The town is...
, an Island town in America - Sawans, Punjab, A village and Union Council of Mianwali Tehsil in Punjab, Pakistan
Sport
- Sydney SwansSydney SwansThe Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
, Australian rules football club - Swansea City F.C., a football club nicknamed the Swans
Brand
- Swans (eyewear), Japanese eyewear brand
Publications
- Swans (magazine)Swans (magazine)Swans Commentary is an American online political and literary magazine, created in 1996; co-editors are Jan Baughman and the French essayist and political commentator Gilles d’Aymery, who is the magazine's publisher.-Collaborators and contributors:...
, Swans Commentary, international online journal