Clawing Back by Joe Sweeney
Tracklist
| 1. | Clawing Back | 1:12 |
| 2. | Mr. Mediocre | 3:52 |
| 3. | Cryptozoology | 3:34 |
| 4. | Valleys | 3:20 |
| 5. | Sister Gertrude | 4:47 |
| 6. | The Whaler | 3:24 |
| 7. | Gaslight the Way | 2:19 |
| 8. | Climate Change | 4:00 |
| 9. | Dylan | 2:59 |
| 10. | Talking to Squirrels | 4:08 |
| 11. | 1997 | 3:14 |
| 12. | The Post-Traumatic Waltz | 3:18 |
Credits
released February 1, 2025
Joe Sweeney: vocals, uke, banjo uke, keys, harmonica
Fen Ikner: drums, vocals
Michael Krapovicky: electric and upright bass
Featuring
Anne Applin: vocals on “Clawing Back”
Amy Stacey Curtis: vocals on “The Whaler”
Vanessa Jones: violin and vocals on “1997”
Sean O’Brien: saxophone on “Talking to Squirrels”
Janice O’Rourke: vocals on “Valleys”
Jim Sweeney: banjo on “Dylan”
Joanne Sweeney: acoustic guitar and harmonica on “Dylan”
Carah-Lynn Verrill-Grant: vocals on “Sister Gertrude”
All songs by Joe Sweeney
Except for “Clawing Back” by Joe Sweeney & Leif Nelson
Produced by Joe Sweeney at The Kitchen, Old Orchard Beach, ME
Additional recording by:
Fen Ikner at Casa Lips, Auckland, NZ
Jessy Kendall at Letterfounder Craft Studio, Lewiston, ME
Michael Krapovicky at layitdown productions, Lewiston, ME
Sean O’Brien at Ocean Side Studios, Saco, ME
Kyle Obermeir at The Barn Studio, Sautee Nacoochee, GA
Mixed and mastered by Michael McInnis at Michael McInnis Productions, Portland, ME
Design by Brian Grunert and Joe Sweeney
Joe Sweeney: vocals, uke, banjo uke, keys, harmonica
Fen Ikner: drums, vocals
Michael Krapovicky: electric and upright bass
Featuring
Anne Applin: vocals on “Clawing Back”
Amy Stacey Curtis: vocals on “The Whaler”
Vanessa Jones: violin and vocals on “1997”
Sean O’Brien: saxophone on “Talking to Squirrels”
Janice O’Rourke: vocals on “Valleys”
Jim Sweeney: banjo on “Dylan”
Joanne Sweeney: acoustic guitar and harmonica on “Dylan”
Carah-Lynn Verrill-Grant: vocals on “Sister Gertrude”
All songs by Joe Sweeney
Except for “Clawing Back” by Joe Sweeney & Leif Nelson
Produced by Joe Sweeney at The Kitchen, Old Orchard Beach, ME
Additional recording by:
Fen Ikner at Casa Lips, Auckland, NZ
Jessy Kendall at Letterfounder Craft Studio, Lewiston, ME
Michael Krapovicky at layitdown productions, Lewiston, ME
Sean O’Brien at Ocean Side Studios, Saco, ME
Kyle Obermeir at The Barn Studio, Sautee Nacoochee, GA
Mixed and mastered by Michael McInnis at Michael McInnis Productions, Portland, ME
Design by Brian Grunert and Joe Sweeney
License
All rights reserved.
After surfing on ska’s third wave with the Buffalo group Mexican Cession, Joe Sweeney quit music for a few decades, emerging in 2023 with a ukulele in his hands and some sad, weird songs in his back pocket. He lives by an old amusement park in Maine, where his plans keep getting foiled by a bunch of stoned teens and their dog.