專輯介紹
發行時間：2006-03-07
專輯歌手：The Weepies
地區：美國
語言：英語
專輯類型：Indie Folk/Pop
專輯介紹：
2004年，他們獨立發布了8隻歌的EP“Happiness”，並且在二年後簽約Nettwerk廠牌。
2005年12月，The Weepies在此廠牌錄製完成全新專輯“Say I Am You”，並於2006年3月正式發行。
特點是旋律簡單，音樂流暢，人聲舒服，清新自然。
有女生獨唱且有男聲獨唱，亦有男女聲混唱，美麗卻不張揚。
淡淡的感覺帶著簡潔和清新的味道，細膩的吉他，抒情的歌詞，非常值得品味。
專輯曲目
1 take it from me
2 gotta have you
3 world spins madly on
4 citywide rodeo
5 riga girls
6 suicide blonde
7 painting by chagall
8nobody knows me at all
9 not your year
10 living in twilight
11 stars
12 love doesn't last too long
13 slow pony home
英文專輯介紹
The Weepies (Steve Tannen and Deb Talan) have never pretended to be anything that they're not, which is, briefly, sentimental, melodic folk-pop, with harmonious vocals and gently picked guitars. They accept this, they relish in it, they did it well on Happiness, and they continue to do so on their 13-track major-label debut. Being that the title of the record, Say I Am You, is a quote from 13th century writer Jelaluddin Rumi, known for his intense spiritual and passionate poems, it is not a surprise that the album is all about love. Sometimes the love is hidden or lost ("World Spins Madly On," for example), sometimes it's false, but mainly it's a love that has been gratefully found and cherished. And for the most part, the Weepies manage to discuss and explore this without falling into the trappings of typically saccharine infatuated musings. "Take It from Me," the album's opener, has Talan trying, vainly, to find metaphors for her incomparable beloved ("a favorite pair of shoes?" or "a window the sun shines through?" she wonders), and the rest of the album pretty much follows suit. The songs are simple and pretty and generally uplifting, basking in the glow of being happily smitten, but not blind to the misfortunes of others in the world. The tracks on which Tannen sings the lead vocals are actually the most pessimistic of them all (the David Gray-like "Love Doesn't Last Too Long," for instance) or at least the most ambiguous, and provide more of a cynical, or perhaps just sad, perspective on the theme. Tannen's voice is nice, but it's nowhere near as charming as that of his counterpart's: he's much better suited to the role of backup harmony, and probably because of this he sings lead on only about one-third of the album. Talan's voice, instead, is a pleasant reminder of the chick-folk/rock stars of the '90s, but she adds her own sweet innocence that fits perfectly with the love songs, the twinkling guitar, the literate wordplay, the scalar melodies. Say I Am You is not groundbreaking music, but the Weepies know what they're doing, and they know how they feel, and they're not afraid to sing about it.
