Michael Gira – vocals, guitar, harmonica

Christoph Hahn – lap steel guitar

Thor Harris – percussion, chimes, vibraphone, piano, clarinet

Christopher Pravdica – bass guitar

Phil Puleo – percussion, hammered dulcimer

Norman Westberg – guitar

William Rieflin (honorary Swan) – piano, organ, synthesizer

Karen O – vocals on "Song for a Warrior"

Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker of Low – background vocals on "Lunacy"

Jarboe – background vocals on "The Seer Returns" and "A Piece of the Sky"

Seth Olinsky, Miles Seaton, and Dana Janssen of Akron/Family – background vocals on "A Piece of the Sky"

Caleb Mulkerin and Colleen Kinsella of Big Blood – accordion, vocals, dulcimer, guitar, piano

Sean Mackowiak (Grasshopper) – mandolin, clarinet

Ben Frost – Fire Sounds (Acoustic and Synthetic) on "A Piece of the Sky"

Iain Graham – bagpipes on "The Seer"

Bruce Lamont – horns on "The Seer"

Bob Rutman – steel cello on "The Seer"

Cassis Birgit Staudt – accordion

Eszter Balint – violin

Jane Scarpantoni – cello

Kevin McMahon – recording, processing, and mixing -additional drums on "The Seer Returns", and "Avatar" – additional guitars on "Song for a Warrior", and "Avatar"

Bryce Goggin – piano on "Song for a Warrior"

Stefan Rocke – contrabassoon on "The Seer"

Bill Tobin – Oboe on “Avatar”

Kevin McMahon – engineering, mixing
Macro and Boris – engineering assistants of Kevin McMahon
Bryce Goggin – engineering
Adam Sachs – engineering assistant of Bruce Goggin
Doug Henderson – mastering
Jamal Ruhe – pre-mastering
Simon Henwood – artwork

Producer - Michael Gira

Swans - The Seer (2012 Album Category)

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