The Weepies 5427993 223409807 2008-07-03T23:21:32Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{Infobox musical artist | Name = The Weepies | Img = The Weepies Promo Pic.jpg | Img_capt = Steve Tannen and Deb Talan in an image used on [[Say I Am You]]. | Years_active = 2001–present | Origin = [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], [[United States]] [[Image:Flag of the United States.svg|25px|US flag]] | Genre = [[Pop-folk]] | Label = [[Nettwerk Records|Nettwerk]] | Current_members = [[Steve Tannen]]<br />[[Deb Talan]] | URL = http://theweepies.com }} '''The Weepies''' are an [[indie (music)|indie]] [[pop-folk]] band fronted by [[singer-songwriter]]s [[Deb Talan]] and [[Steve Tannen]]. Their music has been described as "subtly intoxicating folk-pop".<ref>Ruehl, Kim. "[http://folkmusic.about.com/od/cdreviews/gr/WeepiesSayImU.htm Review: ''Say I Am You'']." ''[[About.com]]''. April, 2006.</ref> The two musicians, who were both active in separate singer-songwriter careers, met in 2001 at a show Tannen was playing at [[Club Passim]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts|MA]]. They quickly found a deep musical bond and began playing together. In 2005, they were signed to [[Nettwerk Records]].<ref>"[http://www.theweepies.com/about.html About]." ''[http://www.theweepies.com/ The Weepies]''</ref> Currently, Talan and Tannen are married and reside together in [[Topanga]], [[California]]. Talan gave birth to a baby boy, Theo Samuel Tannen, on October 7, 2007. Other supporting members who have recorded and toured with The Weepies include [[Meghan Toohey]] on keyboards and electric guitar.<ref>''Say I Am You.'' Liner notes. Nettwerk, 2006.</ref> In 2007, the band collaborated with [[Mandy Moore]], writing and playing on her new album, ''[[Wild Hope]]''. The couple announced on their website that a new 14-track album, ''Hideaway'', had been recorded at home, with the aid of fellow musicians and friends. ''Hideaway'' was released on April 22, 2008 by Nettwerk Records. The band has received some mainstream attention with their second [[album]], ''[[Say I Am You]]''. In February 2006, the album reached #1 on [[iTunes]]' list of most-downloaded folk albums in eight countries. The single "World Spins Madly On" from that album hit #1 on iTunes' [[United States|US]] folk song charts.<ref>"[http://www.nettwerk.com/news.jsp The Weepies Hit #1 on iTunes!]" ''Nettwerk: News''. [[February 9]], [[2006]].</ref> Songs from ''Say I Am You'' have been featured on many popular [[television program|TV shows]], including ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'',<ref>"[[Grey's Anatomy episodes (Season 2)#(As We Know It)|(As We Know It)]]." ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''. [[February 12]], [[2006]].</ref> ''[[Everwood]]'',<ref>"[[List of Everwood episodes#ep87|Goodbye, Love]]." ''[[Everwood]]''. [[The WB Television Network|WB]]. [[May 29]], [[2006]].</ref> ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'',<ref>"[[List of One Tree Hill episodes#pc58|The Wind That Blew My Heart Away]]." ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]''. [[The WB Television Network|WB]]. [[February 1]], [[2006]].</ref> ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''<ref>"[[My Déjà vu, My Déjà vu]]." ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''. [[NBC]]. [[May 9]], [[2006]].</ref>, ''[[The Riches]]''<ref>"[[List of The Riches episodes|The Big Floss]]." ''[[The Riches]].'' [[FX]]. [[April 9]], [[2007]]</ref>, ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''<ref>"[[List of How I Met Your Mother episodes#ep34|First Time in New York]]." ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''. [[CBS]]. [[January 8]], [[2007]],</ref>, ''[[Gossip Girl (TV series)|Gossip Girl]]''<ref>"[[List of Gossip Girl episodes#ep11|Roman Holiday]]." ''[[Gossip Girl (TV series)|]]''. [[the CW]]. [[December 19]], [[2007]],</ref>, ''[[GRΣΣK]]'' and ''[[Kyle XY]]''<ref>"[[List of Kyle XY episodes#ep14|Balancing Act]]." ''[[Kyle XY]]''. [[ABC Family]]. [[July 2]], [[2007]].</ref>. ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {|class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Label |- |2003 |''[[Happiness (The Weepies album)|Happiness]]'' |Independent |- |2006 |''[[Say I Am You]]'' |[[Nettwerk Records|Nettwerk]] |- |2006 |''[[Live Session EP (iTunes Exclusive)]]'' |[[Nettwerk Records|Nettwerk]] |- |2008 |''[[Hideaway (The Weepies album)|Hideaway]]'' |[[Nettwerk Records|Nettwerk]] |} == References == {{reflist|2}} == External links == *[http://theweepies.com/ The Weepies Official Site] *[http://www.myspace.com/theweepies The Weepies MySpace Page] *[http://folkmusic.about.com/od/cdreviews/gr/WeepiesSayImU.htm The Weepies on folkmusic.about.com] *[http://www.archive.org/details/TheWeepies The Weepies collection] at the [[Internet Archive]]'s live music archive *[http://www.patrolmag.com/index.php?id=405 The Weepies ''Hideaway'' review] {{DEFAULTSORT:Weepies, The}} [[Category:2000s music groups]] [[Category:American pop music groups]] [[Category:American folk musical groups]] [[Category:California musical groups]] [[bg:The Weepies]] [[nl:The Weepies]]