A good friend introduced me to The Weepies several years back, and I was instantly taken in by this husband and wife folk/pop duo. Having heard too late that they were in Raleigh this month, I downloaded their newest album, Be My Thrill. I've only had one listen through, but I can already tell that this music has the same addictive, utterly charming qualities of The Weepies' older releases. (By the way--favorite tunes of mine include World Spins Madly On, Gotta Have You and Take It From Me.)"Charming" is my favorite adjective for The Weepies. Deb Talan and Steve Tannen, both musicians in their own right, trade lead vocals (Deb's voice is beautiful in its uniqueness--take a listen) and back each other up with close harmonies threaded over pop-tinged folk, cozying up to full but spacious band arrangements. And their lyrics are unassuming and genuine. Here's a verse from track 4, "I Was Made for Sunny Days":
Found a book you gave me
When we were first in bloom
When I thought that you might save me
from the dark side of the moon
Instead we both went walking
through the shadows and the gloom
And we never did stop talking
And you still light up the room
I like that for the truth of it--the expectations we have about relationships saving us, when maybe really they give us companions with whom to walk through the valley.
Deb and Steve have two kids now, and their Be My Thrill tour was their first time on the road since 2006. According to their Twitter feed, among the four of them they had 13 loads of post-tour laundry to do. Part of the appeal of The Weepies for me is that Deb and Steve seem so down-to-earth, even with an album hitting #34 on the Billboard chart in its first week out.
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