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Alex Sweeton

Gorgeous Dark Acoustic Pop

About Me


..Influenced by Shawn Colvin and Liz Phair, Alex Sweeton combines dark, poignant, biting lyrics with beautiful tunes, creating addictive acoustic pop of substance. Pop music without fluff has arrived.
NEW ALBUM, PERFECTLY BROKEN available at alexsweeton.com
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Reviews
Perfectly Broken Perfectly Performed

"...Once in a while I come across something that I just can't push aside and demands that I listen to it. [This] CD has done that to me. It's the combination of the music, [Alex's] voice and the lyrics that makes it impossible to stop listening."
-Shane Werlinger, buddyhollywood.com
Read Shane's buddyhollywood.com Review
Toledo City Paper, Toledo, OH

"'Perfectly Broken' — simultaneous bright, catchy joy and dark, soul-stirring subjects."
-Ryan A. Bunch
lawrence.com, Lawrence, KS

"vulnerable, but hardly ashamed, broken-hearted but not broken."
-Phil Cauthon, Editor

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/23/2005
Band Website: alexsweeton.com
Band Members: ON THE ALBUM:Alex Sweeton, vocals; Andrew Carillo, guitars; Steve Gaboury, piano and organ; Kenny White, Wurly; Malcolm Gold, bass; Conrad Korsch, bass; Allison Cornell, backing vocals, strings (incl. arrangements) and tambourine; Andi Rae Healy, backing vocals; Sammy Merendino, drums and producer
Influences: Shawn Colvin, Jonatha Brooke, Liz Phair, Patty Griffin, Chantal Kreviazuk, The Pierces, Plumb, Lisa Loeb, Sarah McLachlan
Sounds Like: The Pierces, Chantal Kreviazuk, Jonatha Brooke, Shawn Colvin
Type of Label: None