I now introduce you to one of my favorite bands on planet Earth. Welcome to The Weepies. It's a folk band consisting of a husband and wife that have been playing for a few years. Deb Talan and Steve Tannen were solo artists who admired each other and met at one of her shows. *Insert cute gushy stuff.* Their sound is the perfect soundtrack to spring or early summer. I chose this song, "Painting By Chagall", because it's one of my favorites. It brings to mind wildflowers. Don't fully grasp why, but it just does. This track is off their 2006 release entitled Say I Am You. This past April, they released Hideaway. This album sounds the most like pop in my opinion and has not yet reached the bar set by Say I Am You. Yet, some tracks including "Antarctica" and "Can't Go Back Now" are worth the $1.07 each on iTunes or not even a penny if you're the kind of folk to use Limewire. Either way, these tracks are worth the attention. The rest is satisfactory, but not as delectable as I had dreamed. Below is the making of the latest album by this quirky couple who strum to the same rhythm:
One last note about this breezy duo: A Paste article supporting Hideaway. It's a cute read. http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/04/the-weepies-guide-to-a-happy-life.html
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One of the most important thing that music-lovers can do is introduce the rest of us to great bands. You do that really well. I think that your blog could be really interesting to a wider audience.
I like how you describe what you like about this band, even what images the song brings to mind. But you also offer some criticism of the band, which helps add credibility to what you say. If you were only saying, "They're the best!" and then for other bands, "They're the best!" then no one would read or believe you anymore after a while.
Great work!
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