Ian Sweet

Jilian Medford, better known by her stage name Ian Sweet, is an American indie rock musician from Los Angeles, California.[1]

Ian Sweet
Origin	Los Angeles
Genres	Indie rock
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Hardly Art

History

As Ian Sweet, Medford has released two full-length albums. The first album, Shapeshifter, was released in 2016 via Hardly Art.[2][3][4] The album was listed at number 33 on Stereogum's list of the "50 Best Albums of 2016".[5] Ian Sweet was also listed as one of Stereogum's best new bands of 2016.[6] In 2018, Medford followed up her debut with her second full-length album titled Crush Crusher, also on Hardly Art.[7][8][9] The album received a 3.5 out of 5 rating from Rolling Stone.[9]

In April 2018, Ian Sweet toured with Frankie Cosmos.[10]

Discography

Studio albums

• Shapeshifter (2016, Hardly Art)
• Crush Crusher (2018, Hardly Art)

References

1. Joyce, Colin. "IAN SWEET's Self-Probing Indie Rock Is Totally Crushing". Vice. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
2. Rettig, James. "Stream IAN SWEET Shapeshifter". Stereogum. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
3. DeLeonardis, John. "IAN SWEET: Shapeshifter". PopMatters. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
4. Rosenberg, Josh. "IAN SWEET Are Raw and Inventive on Debut Album 'Shapeshifter'". Spin. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
5. "The 50 Best Albums Of 2016". Stereogum. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
6. "Stereogum's 40 Best New Bands Of 2016". Stereogum. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
7. Rettig, James. "Stream IAN SWEET's New Album Crush Crusher". Stereogum. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
8. Colburn, Randall. "IAN SWEET offers Track By Track breakdown of emotional new album, Crush Crusher: Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
9. Dolan, John. "Review: The Indie-Pop Ecstasy of Ian Sweet's 'Crush Crusher'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
10. Rettig, James. "IAN SWEET – "Shapeshifter" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved 30 October 2018.