Sweet Jane | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Ireland |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Reekus |
| Members | Danda Paxton Neil Paxton Ruairi Paxton Donagh O Brien Conor Paxton |
| Past members | Lydia Des Dolles |
| Website | reekus |
Sweet Jane are an Irish band formed in 2008. The current line-up consists of Danda Paxton (lead guitar/vocals), Neil Paxton (backing vocals/keyboards/guitar), Ruairi Paxton (bass), Conor Paxton (guitar) and Donagh O Brien (drums).
The group began working together after guitarist and songwriter Danda Paxton asked Lydia Des Dolles to provide vocals on a number of tracks he had written. Along with Ruairi Paxton and Donagh O Brien they recorded and released their first EP 'Black Boots and Black Hearts'. 2009 saw the band sign to Irish Label Reekus Records and together they released "You're Making This Hard" which included Sweet Jane's cover of Silent Night. The following year, the band released their debut album Sugar for My Soul to positive reviews[citation needed].
The band's music has been played on the several RTÉ TV shows including the very popular Fade Street.[1] The band gained mainstream notice with articles profiling the band's music in several respected publications including The Irish Times,[2] Heineken Music Ireland[3] and Hotpress amongst many others[citation needed]. Internationally the band have seen their debut released in Asia and have had their music featured on MTV Skins and also on the DJ Hero Video Game.[4]
In 2011 Lydia joined a host of other artists to record a cover of the Coldplay single Fix You for Music Matters Asia which was released through Universal Music Group with all proceeds going to victims of the earthquake in Japan.[5]