Disappointment Archives (1986-2016), by Sweeney

Disappointment Archives (1986-2016)

by Sweeney

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©ough©ool Man, so much material, 20 years worth. Some really fantastic songs reside within. Couldn't pass this up Favorite track: Oh Melipona (2006).

John McCaffrey What a wonderful collection. Simply exhilarating hearing Jason's development as an artist. It's like a tour through indie, synth, and early electronica. You can hear The Smiths, Aphex Twin, Suede and more just in the first half of this compilation. Many hours of engaging listening made all the more fantastic by knowing he's still putting out incredible music that is uniquely his but which still wears his influences on its sleeve.

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1.	Input/Output (1986) 02:57		buy track
2.	Fields of Sadness (1987) 04:07		buy track
3.	Child Star (1988) 03:12		buy track
4.	A Letter Sent (1989) 03:43		buy track
5.	Gameboy Lover (1989) 04:28		buy track
6.	Summer Song (1989) 04:06		buy track
7.	Take Me Home (1989) 02:48		buy track
8.	Pink Lining (1989) 01:58		buy track
9.	His Dress (1989) 03:09		buy track
10.	A Dream, Boy (1989) 04:34		buy track
11.	Monotone Hustler (1989) 03:42		buy track
12.	All Rainbow (1989) 02:57		buy track
13.	School Life (1991) 03:41		buy track
14.	Guide Track (1991) 02:46		buy track
15.	Shirtless Men (feat. Joshua Nash, 1992) 01:26	info	buy track
16.	Still Aloner (1992) 02:18		buy track
17.	Unrequited (1993) 03:04		buy track
18.	Cloud Drawings (feat. Joshua Nash, 1994) 03:33		buy track
19.	Winter Frame (1995) 03:11		buy track
20.	It's Always Raining In My Room (1995) 04:48		buy track
21.	There Is No End To This Day (1996) 04:08		buy track
22.	Some Islands (feat. Joshua Nash, 1996) 04:08		buy track
23.	Time Crease (1996) 03:28		buy track
24.	Future Star of Romance (1997) 01:00		buy track
25.	Is It Him You See Tomorrow? (1997) 02:38		buy track
26.	The Arsonist (1997) 02:58		buy track
27.	Straight Boy Crushes (1997) 02:07		buy track
28.	Scholastic Intuition (1997) 01:24		buy track
29.	Boyfriend Is Sorrow (1997) 03:45		buy track
30.	The Metalurgist (1999) 01:24		buy track
31.	Gone By Morning (1999) 03:56		buy track
32.	Answerable (Music by Hagus, 2000) 03:43	info	buy track
33.	Two Men (2000) 00:29		buy track
34.	Kids of Australia (2000) 04:09		buy track
35.	The Gay Graduation (2001) 04:12		buy track
36.	Afternoon Shade (2001) 04:32		buy track
37.	Firebug (2001) 04:58	info	buy track
38.	Rented Room, Rented Men (2001) 04:28		buy track
39.	Let Him Go (2001) 02:33	info	buy track
40.	Shelved (2001) 02:19	info	buy track
41.	Street Talk (2001) 02:28	info	buy track
42.	Cold Season (2001) 03:14	info	buy track
43.	Union Station (2001) 04:22	info	buy track
44.	The Postal Museum (2001) 01:51		buy track
45.	In DK (feat. Joshua Nash, 2001) 02:12		buy track
46.	He Was A Postcard Lover (2001) 03:18		buy track
47.	Song for Boyfriend, Withdrawn (2002) 05:50		buy track
48.	Club Life (2003) 04:47	info	buy track
49.	Inseparable (2003) 05:02	info	buy track
50.	Garden Greene (2003) 03:41	info	buy track
51.	Self-Conscious (2003) 04:42	info	buy track
52.	A Heart Full of Ghosts (2004) 03:10		buy track
53.	A Boy In Your Head (2004) 03:51		buy track
54.	A Forest, Dark (2004) 03:42		buy track
55.	Communion (2004) 04:36		buy track
56.	A Query Into the Nature of Loss (2004) 04:36		buy track
57.	Man In Light (2004) 05:16		buy track
58.	None But the Lonely Heart (2004) 03:26		buy track
59.	Three Sisters (2004) 02:12		buy track
60.	Aeroplane Summer (2004) 04:50		buy track
61.	Last Train Home (2004) 04:26		buy track
62.	15,000 Words (2005) 02:12		buy track
63.	Oh Melipona (2006) 02:06		buy track
64.	Adelaide Matters (School of Two, 2007) 03:46	info	buy track
65.	Children of the Night (School of Two, 2007) 05:09	info	buy track
66.	Demons In Their Eyes (2007) 02:02		buy track
67.	Families Complain (2007) 04:34		buy track
68.	A Promise of Undying Love (2007) 02:12		buy track
69.	I Am Afraid Of Your Children (School of Two, 2008) 04:12	info	buy track
70.	Song For The Last Of The Attention Seekers (2008) 04:10	info	buy track
71.	Song For Two Rivers (2009) 02:10		buy track
72.	Last Requests (School of Two, 2007/2009) 04:19	info	buy track
73.	Gifted (2010) 05:50	info	buy track
74.	He Sleeps Around (2011) 02:07		buy track
75.	Faux Pas (Cover of a Fiona Beverage song, 2012) 04:05	info	buy track
76.	Sorry For What? (2013) 05:01		buy track
77.	Heart Broke Open (2013) 04:16		buy track
78.	Keep No Husbands (2014) 04:17		buy track
79.	Pride (2015) 04:04		buy track
80.	Bully (2015) 04:35		buy track
81.	Dance (2016) 03:36		buy track
82.	Family (2016) 04:41		buy track
83.	Causes (Winter Witches, 2016) 05:38	info	buy track
84.	Shame (2016) 05:16	info	buy track

credits

released January 4, 2022

Three decades
Eighty-four songs
Five dollars

All songs written by Jason Sweeney
except 'Answerable' (Sweeney/Marriott/Franklin),
'Shirtless Men', 'Cloud Drawings', 'Some Islands', 'In DK' (Sweeney/Nash)
and 'Faux Pas' (Fiona Beverage)

"It was all a mess"

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A record label based for music by Sweeney and associates. Based on Kaurna Country.

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