""What transpired is They Came Like Swallows, a session we immediately felt should exist as a prayer to the war-torn souls of the families of Palestine continually decimated by the brutality of genocide," Moore shared in a press statement. "We agreed beyond words to offer our music as a sonic activism and as a beneficent energy. This album is our duo exchange for human dignity, it is our soul music for any semblance of a peaceful planet.""
"Today, the pair also shared a first song from the album, "Urn Burial," with a music video. Check that out below. Although the Sonic Youth frontman and Galaxie 500 producer have been friends for over 40 years, They Came Like Swallows marks their first album-length collaboration. The LP began to take shape over a series of improvisational winter sessions in Miami, including one where Moore and Kramer covered Joy Division 's 1979 track "Insight.""
They Came Like Swallows is a collaborative album by Thurston Moore and Bonner Kramer, arriving May 1 through Silver Current Records. The record emerged from improvisational winter sessions in Miami and includes a cover of Joy Division's 1979 track "Insight." The pair released the opening song "Urn Burial" with an accompanying music video. Moore and Kramer have been friends for over 40 years, and this project marks their first album-length collaboration. The project is presented as a prayer and act of sonic activism for the families of Palestine affected by war and genocide, intended as beneficent energy and a call for human dignity and peace. Moore released Flow Critical Lucidity in 2024; Kramer released Interior of an Edifice Under the Sea with Pan American in 2025.
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