Ohioan

Ohioan is the genre-blurring musical project led by Tucson-based songwriter Shane Sweeney, weaving desert-dusted experimental folk with Southwestern psychedelia. Known for channeling the stark beauty and complex history of the American Southwest, their sound blends twangy desert blues, warped electronics, and improvisational energy into what they cheekily call "Mojave music." Recent releases like the haunting split single "Pissing at Will b/w Easy Company" and the sprawling "EMPTY / EVERY MT" showcase their knack for transforming arid landscapes and political unease into hypnotic, textural jams. Sweeney often collaborates with fellow desert dwellers (including Ryan Rousseau of Sunfoot) and has released music through labels like Orindal Records, cementing Ohioan's status as a vital voice in the contemporary experimental folk underground.