The Trouble with Sweeney was a band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that existed from 1999 to 2004.[1]
The band's songwriter and frontman Joey Sweeney started the band five years after leaving The Barnabys and recording a solo album, Heartache Baseball. They released two full-length albums and two EPs on Burnt Toast Vinyl, as well as a self-titled EP which was released shortly after their formation. They also released an EP on the Basement Life imprint called Play Karen (and Others) in 2002.[2] Many of the band's songs depict life in the city of Philadelphia and the surrounding area, and their final EP, Fishtown Briefcase, is named after a Philadelphia neighborhood.[3][4] "The Counterfeiters" from I Know You Destroy! and "Waiting for Gary" from Play Karen (and Others) directly refer to or quote the writings of André Gide, a French author.[5][6]
Joey Sweeney wrote for alternative weekly newspaper Philadelphia Weekly in the 1990s[7] is now the editor of the website Philebrity. Producer Brian McTear has gone on to mix, engineer, and produce albums for a number of notable artists, such as Marissa Nadler, Espers, Sharon Van Etten, Jens Lekman, Meg Baird, Danielson Famile, Mazarin, and Greg Weeks.[8]
Discography edit
Full lengths edit
- Dear Life (Burnt Toast Vinyl, 2001)[9][10][11]
- I Know You Destroy! (Burnt Toast, 2003)[12]
EPs edit
- The Trouble With Sweeney (Burnt Toast, 1999)[13]
- Play Karen (and Others) (Basement Life Recordings, 2002)[14]
- Fishtown Briefcase (Burnt Toast, 2004)[15]
References edit
- ^ The Trouble with Sweeney at AllMusic
- ^ Review, Pop Matters
- ^ Review of Fishtown Briefcase, Pitchfork Media
- ^ Review of Fishtown Briefcase (Google cache). ChartAttack, July 6, 2004
- ^ Review of Play Karen (and Others) Archived 2002-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, Splendid Magazine, June 12, 2002.
- ^ Review of Play Karen (and Others), Hybrid Magazine.
- ^ Interview with Joey Sweeney Archived 2012-07-07 at archive.today. Citypaper, June 19–25, 2003.
- ^ "Brian McTear: Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ Fink, Matt. "Dear Life - The Trouble With Sweeney". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ Jones, J.R. (31 May 2001). "The Trouble With Sweeney". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ Cavalieri, Nate (11 September 2002). "Waiting for Sweeney". Metro Times. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ Steenberg, Andrew (June 2003). "Trouble With Sweeney - (I Know You Destroy)". Exclaim!. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ Saraceno, Christina. "The Trouble With Sweeney". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ Falk, Renee (6 May 2002). "Trouble with Sweeney: Play Karen and Others". CMJ New Music Report. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ Klinge, Steve (2004). "The Trouble with Sweeney: Fishtown Briefcase". CMJ New Music Monthly (125): 42. ISSN 1074-6978. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
External links edit
- Official Web Site (not updated since 2004)
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