A brassy country singer whose retro style garnered comparisons to singers like Natalie Maines and Kasey Chambers, Sunny Sweeney is a native Texan possessed of an expressive reedy contralto; it is perfectly suited for everything from honky tonk to country-rock to bluegrass as evidenced by her 2006 debut Heartbreaker's Hall of Fame. 2011's Concrete placed at 21 on the Top 200. 2014's Provoked was a rootsier honky tonk set that cracked the Top 200 and the country albums Top 20. 2017's Trophy was more introspective and moody; it placed on the folk and indie charts. In 2019, Bob Seger personally invited her to open his farewell tour. Sweeney returned to studio recording in 2022 with Married Alone.