Barfly

Mix equal parts Troy Van Leeuwen, guitar (current Queens Of The Stone Age-r and proud alum of A Perfect Circle and Failure), Serrina Sims, vocals (fresh blood), Norm Block, drums (Mark Lanegan Band, Plexi), and Eddie Nappi, bass (Mark Lanegan Band, Handsome) and you get the potent musical cocktail SWEETHEAD.  These guys and a girl came together in 2007 over a mutual lust to bring that swagger back to rock music. Oh, and to write some cool songs, too.The SWEETHEAD debut album was recorded over 2007 and 2008 in part at Perfect Circle Studios (where the A.P.C. albums 13th Step and Emotive were recorded) thanks to the kind support of Billy Howerdel lending both his studio and engineering assistance to the cause. The rest of the album was recorded at Van Leeuwen’s own studio, Casa De Leones, and Norm Block’s place, Happy Endings Studios, with Troy serving as producer of the record. Van Leeuwen was on a seemingly endless touring and album recording cycle with Queens Of The Stone Age during that period, but spent every spare second of down time getting the SWEETHEAD album finished. And the results make him smile. “I think it’s a very dark and sexy rock and roll record.”