Matthew Sweet's 'Girlfriend' Belongs in the Power Pop Hall of Fame
Thirty years old and still virtually unsurpassed, Matthew Sweet's breakup album rescued his career and breathed new life into the ailing power-pop genre.
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Thirty years old and still virtually unsurpassed, Matthew Sweet's breakup album rescued his career and breathed new life into the ailing power-pop genre.
CBS News Virginia man arrested during U.S. Capitol assault is "brainwashed," daughter says Robyn Sweet was always close to her dad, Doug, growing up in Virginia. As a kid, she considered him her "rock." Her dad's career at the shipyards near his home ended back in the early 1990s when he was injured on the job. Sweet's parents divorced, and Doug works as a handyman in town. Sweet said she doesn't remember growing up with politics, but things changed when her father began to attend rallies. "When Charlottesville happened," Sweet told CBS News' Ben Tracy, "my dad was there."