A Screw

A Screw is a single by the New York City experimental rock group Swans.

The single's three songs were later appended as bonus tracks to the CD release of Holy Money.

The single's title track sees the band diving their farthest into the realm of industrial dance music, complete with dubby, distorted vocals and complex programmed rhythms, a distinct contrast to the naturalistic album version.

[1] The piano-driven ode to obsessive love, "Blackmail", was Jarboe's first Swans track as lead vocalist.

[2] Regarding his contribution to the single's title track, drummer Ted Parsons said: "But you know the first recording I did with Swans, was "A Screw" on Holy Money?