Daytime Turned to Nighttime

Last year, in between long tours, Sweany and his wife bought their first home together. They spent all of their free time renovating it, while Sweany crammed writing and recording in the downtime. "I'd been going nuts listening to certain records while I sanded the walls and pulled out crooked nails: Bobbie Gentry's "Ode To Billie Joe," Allen Tousaint's work with Lee Dorsey, and the record Bobby Charles did with the band. "Daytime Turned To Nighttime has the same loose, warm feel as those southern soul staples.