MUSIC: Say I Am You (2005)

Say I Am You
2005
The Weepies

Like folk? You’ll like The Weepies. Say I Am You is their second album, following their first independent release Happiness (which contains the very beautiful Somebody Loved) and it is a pretty darn good collection of songs.

The album opens with three strong tracks. Very folk, very catchy. Gotta Have You is a particularly wonderful bittersweet folkish-popish song. I have to say that I’m fonder of Deb Talan’s tracks than Steve Tannen’s (like Riga Girl or Suicide Blonde).

Tracks like Painting by Chagall and Not Your Year have a tune that’s easier to appreciate. The melodies are charming to sway or sing to and Deb Talan’s voice is interesting.

I think The Weepies is a pretty strong folk band and they do manage to produce five or six songs that are likeable which safely keep them out of the self-indulgent music category. I like them.

FINAL RATING:
[3.5] out of [5]