Phil Puleo

Phil Puleo (born September 27, 1963) is an American composer, drummer, illustrator and visual artist from New York.^[1] He is known as a founding member of the band Cop Shoot Cop in the 1990s, and for his current involvement in the experimental rock group Swans. He has also collaborated with Swans leader Michael Gira on his Angels of Light musical project. After briefly touring with Swans during the mid-nineties,^[2] Puleo joined the band as a full-time member in 2010.^[3]

Phil Puleo
Puleo performing with Swans in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Philip Cary Puleo
Born	(1963-09-27) September 27, 1963 (age 61)
Genres	Experimental rock post-punk industrial folk
Occupation(s)	Musician, visual artist
Instrument(s)	Drums, percussion, appalachian dulcimer
Years active	1987–present
Labels	Young God Records
Member of	Swans
Formerly of	Angels of Light Cop Shoot Cop Red Expendables
Website	philpuleo.com

Discography

See also: Swans discography

Cop Shoot Cop

Year	Name	Ref
1989	Headkick Facsimile	[4]
1989	PieceMan EP	[5]
1990	Consumer Revolt	[6]
1991	White Noise	[7]
1992	Suck City	[8]
1993	Ask Questions Later	[9]
1994	Release	[10]

Red Expendables

Year	Name	Ref
1997	Red Expendables	[11]

Swans

Year	Name	Ref
1998	Swans Are Dead	[12]
2010	My Father Will Guide Me up a Rope to the Sky	[13]
2012	The Seer	[14]
2014	To Be Kind	[15]
2016	The Glowing Man	[16]
2019	Leaving Meaning	[17]
2023	The Beggar	[18]
2025	Birthing	[19]

Other appearances

Year	Name	Artist	Ref
1999	New Mother	Angels of Light	[20]
1999	Halflife	Phylr	[21]
2007	We Are Him	Angels of Light	[22]
2008	Parplar	Larkin Grimm	[23]