Deb Talan and Steve Tannen had been obsessing over each other's cds for about a month before meeting. They began writing together the first night they met and soon formed The Weepies. Was this just about two songwriters meeting?

"We were fans of each other. When we met, there was an electric connection that made us both nervous. After the show, when everyone went home, we stayed up all night playing songs for each other, drinking a bottle of wine and trading an acoustic guitar back and forth in a tiny apartment," says Talan. "That night has lasted four years so far," adds Tannen.

With two cds to date Happines (2003) and Say I am You (2006) they are creating a thoughtful and confident, lyrical and transporting catalog of songs firmly rooted in the acoustic singer-songwriter tradition but infected with the catchy melodies and hooks of the best radio play. The wistful "World Spins Madly On" from the new album, can be heard in the new film by director Nicole Holofcener, Friends with Money (2006 Sundance Film Festival).

The Weepies are creating an intelligent new pop music. We're honored to have them on this year's schedule.

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