The Trouble with Sweeney explained

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

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.^[1] 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.^{[2] [3]} "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.^{[4] [5]}

Joey Sweeney wrote for alternative weekly newspaper Philadelphia Weekly in the 1990s^[6] 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.^[7]

Discography

Full lengths

• Dear Life (Burnt Toast Vinyl, 2001)^{[8] [9] [10]}
• I Know You Destroy! (Burnt Toast, 2003)^[11]

EPs

• The Trouble With Sweeney (Burnt Toast, 1999)^[12]
• Play Karen (and Others) (Basement Life Recordings, 2002)^[13]
• Fishtown Briefcase (Burnt Toast, 2004)^[14]

External links

• Official Web Site (not updated since 2004)

Notes and References

1. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/troublewithsweeney-play Review
2. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8260-fishtown-briefcase-ep/ Review of Fishtown Briefcase
3. http://www.chartattack.com/taxonomy/term/12748/0 Review of Fishtown Briefcase
4. http://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=3231764236636378 Review of Play Karen (and Others)
5. http://www.hybridmagazine.com/reviews/0802/tws.shtml Review of Play Karen (and Others)
6. http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/2003-06-19/music3.shtml Interview with Joey Sweeney
7. Web site: Brian McTear: Credits. Allmusic. 29 April 2012.
8. Web site: Fink. Matt. Dear Life - The Trouble With Sweeney. Allmusic. 29 April 2012.
9. News: Jones. J.R.. The Trouble With Sweeney. 29 April 2012. Chicago Reader. 31 May 2001.
10. News: Cavalieri. Nate. Waiting for Sweeney. 29 April 2012. Metro Times. 11 September 2002.
11. News: Steenberg. Andrew. Trouble With Sweeney - (I Know You Destroy). 29 April 2012. Exclaim!. June 2003.
12. Web site: Saraceno. Christina. The Trouble With Sweeney. Allmusic. 29 April 2012.
13. News: Falk. Renee. Trouble with Sweeney: Play Karen and Others. 29 April 2012. CMJ New Music Report. 6 May 2002.
14. Klinge. Steve. The Trouble with Sweeney: Fishtown Briefcase. 29 April 2012. 1074-6978. 125. CMJ New Music Monthly. 42. 2004.