Off Key by Joe Sweeney
I was lost for a long time before writing these songs. So if my voice sounds a little off, you can blame it on residual cave dust.
Tracklist
| 1. | Gone to Pieces | 3:58 |
| 2. | Hail Mary | 3:05 |
| 3. | I Like This Better | 3:12 |
| 4. | Giving | 3:59 |
| 5. | Hey Kenny | 3:52 |
| 6. | I'm an Island | 10:17 |
Credits
released January 20, 2024
All songs by Joe Sweeney
©2024 Mungo Music
Joe Sweeney: vocals, piano, B3, Rhodes, uke, banjo uke, harmonica
Fen Ikner: drums, backup vocals, electric guitar, synth, bass
Bryon Federick: bass, backup vocals, cheek pops
Derek Prellwitz: acoustic guitar, backup vocals
Jenna Rutowski: backup vocals
Malik the Pelican: guided meditations
Recorded in May 2023 by Jenna Rutowski at GCR Audio, Buffalo, NY
Additional recording by Derek Prellwitz at BFT Studio, Eden, NY
Additional additional recording, mixing and mastering by Fen Ikner at Casa Lips, Auckland, NZ
Produced by Bryon Federick & Fen Ikner
Cover design by Brian Grunert
Cover photo by Joe Sweeney
To Fen, Bryon & Derek, the most talented and forgiving friends a guy could hope for: Thanks for believing in me. Love you guys.
To Mr. Grunert: You make Storm Thorgerson look like a finger painter. This cover is so pet. Thank you.
To Jenna: Thanks for laughing at my bad jokes while making these songs sound pristine.
To everyone else who has helped me emerge from my shell – old friends with open arms, new friends at open mics, the skilled conversationalists down at The Whaler – thanks for reminding me how good people can be.
To Colleen Sweeney: I couldn't have done this, or much of anything else, without you.
All songs by Joe Sweeney
©2024 Mungo Music
Joe Sweeney: vocals, piano, B3, Rhodes, uke, banjo uke, harmonica
Fen Ikner: drums, backup vocals, electric guitar, synth, bass
Bryon Federick: bass, backup vocals, cheek pops
Derek Prellwitz: acoustic guitar, backup vocals
Jenna Rutowski: backup vocals
Malik the Pelican: guided meditations
Recorded in May 2023 by Jenna Rutowski at GCR Audio, Buffalo, NY
Additional recording by Derek Prellwitz at BFT Studio, Eden, NY
Additional additional recording, mixing and mastering by Fen Ikner at Casa Lips, Auckland, NZ
Produced by Bryon Federick & Fen Ikner
Cover design by Brian Grunert
Cover photo by Joe Sweeney
To Fen, Bryon & Derek, the most talented and forgiving friends a guy could hope for: Thanks for believing in me. Love you guys.
To Mr. Grunert: You make Storm Thorgerson look like a finger painter. This cover is so pet. Thank you.
To Jenna: Thanks for laughing at my bad jokes while making these songs sound pristine.
To everyone else who has helped me emerge from my shell – old friends with open arms, new friends at open mics, the skilled conversationalists down at The Whaler – thanks for reminding me how good people can be.
To Colleen Sweeney: I couldn't have done this, or much of anything else, without you.
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.