The Trouble with Sweeney

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The Trouble with Sweeney was a band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that existed from 1999 to 2004. [1]

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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]

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References

  1. ↑ The Trouble with Sweeney at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Review, Pop Matters
  3. ↑ Review of Fishtown Briefcase, Pitchfork Media
  4. ↑ Review of Fishtown Briefcase (Google cache). ChartAttack , July 6, 2004
  5. ↑ Review of Play Karen (and Others) Archived 2002-10-29 at the Wayback Machine , Splendid Magazine, June 12, 2002.
  6. ↑ Review of Play Karen (and Others), Hybrid Magazine.
  7. ↑ Interview with Joey Sweeney Archived 2012-07-07 at archive.today . Citypaper , June 19–25, 2003.
  8. ↑ "Brian McTear: Credits". Allmusic . Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  9. ↑ Fink, Matt. "Dear Life - The Trouble With Sweeney". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  10. ↑ Jones, J.R. (31 May 2001). "The Trouble With Sweeney". Chicago Reader . Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  11. ↑ Cavalieri, Nate (11 September 2002). "Waiting for Sweeney". Metro Times . Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  12. ↑ Steenberg, Andrew (June 2003). "Trouble With Sweeney - (I Know You Destroy)". Exclaim! . Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  13. ↑ Saraceno, Christina. "The Trouble With Sweeney". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  14. ↑ Falk, Renee (6 May 2002). "Trouble with Sweeney: Play Karen and Others". CMJ New Music Report . Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  15. ↑ Klinge, Steve (2004). "The Trouble with Sweeney: Fishtown Briefcase". CMJ New Music Monthly (125): 42. ISSN   1074-6978 . Retrieved 29 April 2012.


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