Sweeney, Luke

***"Novel Tea is the 5th studio album by San Francisco singer-songwriter Luke Sweeney. An honest x-ray into the soul of its singer-songwriter, Novel Tea serves as an unapologetic tracing of our inner worlds as they spill and intersect unto the collective psyche. It’s a loaded bag of motley commentary and point-blank personal confessions steeped inside a soulful mix of warm fuzzy guitar tones, sparkling 80’s synth lines, and rich ethereal vocal layers. Coastal psychedelic spells abound, along with African rhythms, early doo-wop, and a wild range of influences, stirring even the jaded spirit against the grain of our modern existential strife.

Novel Tea is the third installment of Sweeney’s collaboration with longtime friend Robin MacMillan (Lake Street Dive, Kolumbo), and as one esteemed engineer/producer friend with a gold record to his name has already written, Maybe (the) best yet. Lots of great juicy textures and the songs are all bangers.”