Sweet Crude (band)

Sweet Crude
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Genres	Indie pop, folk rock
Labels	Rhyme & Reason Records, Verve Forecast
Members	Alexis Marceau Sam Craft Jack Craft Skyler Stroup Stephen MacDonald Dave Shirley
Website	sweetcrudeband.com

Sweet Crude are an indie pop and rock band formed in 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The lyrics of their songs combine English and Louisiana French, a dialect spoken by members of singer Alexis Marceau's family.^[1]

The band released their debut album, Créatures, early in 2017. They toured before and after the release, hitting Festival du Voyageur, Gasparilla Pirate Festival, Savannah Stopover, and Les Francofolies de La Rochelle.^[2]

In 2019, Sweet Crude signed with Verve Forecast.^[3] The following year, they released their second album and major label debut, Officiel/Artificiel.^[1][4] The album was preceded by the single "Déballez".^[5][6] Sweet Crude promoted the album through media appearances, although plans to tour were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]

In 2022, the band collaborated with Big Freedia on the song "Take it Back". [1]

References

1. Chang, Ailsa; Caldwell, Noah (April 24, 2020). "Old Language, New Clothes: Sweet Crude On Singing Modern Pop In Louisiana French". National Public Radio. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
2. Zupko, Sarah (June 7, 2016). "Sweet Crude - "Mon Esprit" (audio) (premiere)". PopMatters. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
3. Spera, Keith (October 15, 2019). "New Orleans bilingual pop band Sweet Crude ready to go national with new Verve record deal". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
4. Spera, Keith (April 29, 2020). "After battling coronavirus, New Orleans band Sweet Crude back to promoting national debut". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
5. Rowley, Glenn (January 17, 2020). "New Orleans Indie Pop Group Sweet Crude Debut 'Déballez,' Announce New Album: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
6. Michel, Rachel (January 21, 2020). "Sweet Crude Announces New Album 'Officiel//Artificiel' With 'Déballez'". OffBeat. Retrieved November 1, 2020. {{cite news}}: External link in |title= (help)