The Trouble with Sweeney

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The Trouble with Sweeney was a band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that existed from 1999 to 2004.{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p481168}}

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.[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/troublewithsweeney-play Review], Pop Matters 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.[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8260-fishtown-briefcase-ep/ Review of Fishtown Briefcase], Pitchfork Media[http://www.chartattack.com/taxonomy/term/12748/0 Review of Fishtown Briefcase] (Google cache). ChartAttack, July 6, 2004 "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.[http://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=3231764236636378 Review of Play Karen (and Others)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021029025128/http://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=3231764236636378 |date=2002-10-29 }}, Splendid Magazine, June 12, 2002.[http://www.hybridmagazine.com/reviews/0802/tws.shtml Review of Play Karen (and Others)], Hybrid Magazine.

Joey Sweeney wrote for alternative weekly newspaper Philadelphia Weekly in the 1990s[http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/2003-06-19/music3.shtml Interview with Joey Sweeney] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120707141234/http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/2003-06-19/music3.shtml |date=2012-07-07 }}. Citypaper, June 19–25, 2003. 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.{{cite web|title=Brian McTear: Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/brian-mctear-p394745/credits/date-asc/|work=Allmusic|accessdate=29 April 2012}}