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A rambunctious, multi-layered indie combo led by
Sabrina Ellis and
Andrew Cashen,
Sweet Spirit debuted in 2015 as a side project of Austin rockers
A Giant Dog. Claiming influences ranging from
Robyn to
Roy Orbison and
T. Rex, the band fused boisterous pop with rock & roll pomp while adding dashes of everything from country to disco across their three full-length releases.
Seeking an outlet for experiments that fell outside of
A Giant Dog's barroom punk wheelhouse, co-frontpeople
Ellis and
Cashen initially put together a massive nine-piece version of
Sweet Spirit and built up a reputation around Austin in advance of their 2015 debut,
Cokomo, on Austin indie Nine Mile Records. That same year, a two-song collaborative single with
Spoon's
Britt Daniel brought them further attention, as did their
Steve Berlin-produced 2017 follow-up,
St. Mojo. Shifting focus back to their roles in
A Giant Dog for a few years,
Sweet Spirit re-emerged in 2020, this time as a six-piece on Merge Records.
Trinidad, their debut for the label, arrived in May of that year. ~ Timothy Monger