The first Luke Sweeney song I heard started with crickets. It begins like a warm summer evening: the chirping, a simple solid baseline, a soft, kind voice... Read More
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Too Much Love Magazine (2019)
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John McCall
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You can trace the genesis of Luke Sweeney's Peace Meal to a San Francisco apartment in 2014. A veteran songwriter and musician... Read More
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Too Much Love Magazine (2019)
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John McCall
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"The infectious melodicism of "Special Stoner" wastes no time impressing listeners. It is a guitar-driven track musically, but the drumming and jangling acoustic guitar..." Read More
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Monterey County Weekly (2017)
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Jen Eaver
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"Found in the happiest creases of psychedelic pop, garage, freak folk and classic rock, Luke Sweeney swirls quite the mellifluous flavor of sounds..." Read More
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Impose Magazine (2017)
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Simon Gompers
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"Luke Sweeney's single "Mother's Day" brings out all the big-time power-pop instrumental & arrangement chops to make a sentimental song for the ages..." Read More
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BandsinTown News (2016)
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Anonymous
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"Some people find their favorite band on the radio, online, or at a festival, but classic rock visionary Luke Sweeney found me..." Read More
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Austin Chronicle SXSW Picks (2016)
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Greg Beets
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"Much like his kindred L.A. spirit Bart Davenport, San Francisco singer/songwriter Luke Sweeney approaches pop with a decidely askew sense of priorities. He confounds aural expectations..."Read More
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Portland Mercury (2015)
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Ryan J. Prado
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"Luke Sweeney has come a long way from the strict paramters of his old approach to recording. As a member of San Francisco trio Vows, Sweeney incorporated wide-ranging influences into his pop-oriented grab bag of songs..." Read More
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Monterey County Weekly (2015)
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Adam Joseph
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"A few days before Luke flew out to New York to cut his new record he went into full-blown panic mode. He frantically started writing and demoing new songs, hoping he'd stumble onto a good hook of any kind..." Read More
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SF Gate (2013)
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Aidin Vaziri
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"The title of Luke Sweeney's first solo release is a play on Elliott Smith's seminal indie-folk album, "Either/Or." There are plenty of other similarities too..." Read More