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Infobox musical artist| name = Deb Talan| image = Deb-talan-image.jpg| alt =| caption = Talan performing in NYC on April 22, 2006.| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Deborah Ruth Talan| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1968|01|27| origin = Massachusetts , USA | Domesticpartner = Steve Tannen (2001–present)| instrument = Vocals , Guitar | genre = Indie Folk , Pop-folk | occupation = Singer-songwriter| years_active = 1994–present| label = Nettwerk , Happyhead Music| associated_acts = The Weepies , Hummingfish| website = URL|theweepies.com| notable_instruments = Deborah Ruth "Deb" Talan (born January 27, 1968) is an United States|American singer-songwriter . She is best known for being in the folk-pop duo The Weepies .
Early life and career
Born in suburban Massachusetts outside of Boston , Talan grew up in the small town of Pelham, Massachusetts and attended Amherst Regional High School (ARHS). She later attended Brown University , where she was a member of the Chattertocks , Brown's oldest all-female a cappella group, before moving to Oregon , where she was a member of Hummingfish , a Portland, Oregon|Portland band, for six years.
Talan's recurring lyrical motifs include celestial objects, birds, nature, and various historical figures (e.g., Marc Chagall in "Painting By Chagall," Amelia Earhart in "Thinking Amelia," and Vincent van Gogh in "Vincent").
Jonathan Lethem ’s novel Motherless Brooklyn inspired Deb Talan to write "Tell Your Story Walking". This song appears on the 2002 album Songs Inspired by Literature (Chapter One) , a benefit of the organization Artist s for Literacy. "Tell Your Story Walking" was the winner of Artists for Literacy ’s 2002 songwriting contest.
In addition to The Weepies' albums, Talan and Tannen collaborated with singer/actress Mandy Moore on her 2007 album Wild Hope . Together, they wrote and recorded five songs with Mandy & mdash; the single " Extraordinary ," the title track "Wild Hope," "All Good Things," "Few Days Down" and "Looking Forward to Looking Back." cite news|url= http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/06/19/on_new_album_and_in_films_moore_has_an_edge/|title=On new album and in films, Moore has an edge|date=19 June 2007|newspaper= The Boston Globe |accessdate=2009-10-23
" Forgiven (disambiguation)|Forgiven "disambiguation needed|date=August 2011 played over the closing credits of the 2001 movie Lovely & Amazing .
Personal life
Currently, she resides in Los Angeles , California , with her husband and musical partner Steve Tannen and their two sons, Theo Samuel (b. October 2007) and Alexander (b. February 2010). Together they are the indie pop-folk duo The Weepies .
Discography
Year
Title
Label
1997
Songs for a Misfit Heart
Independent
2000
Something Burning
Happyhead Music
2001
Sincerely
Happyhead Music
2003
A Bird Flies Out
Independent
References
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External links
http://www.debtalan.com Deb Talan Official Site
http://www.artistsforliteracy.org
http://www.archive.org/details/DebTalan Deb Talan collection at the Internet Archive 's live music archive
http://www.last.fm/music/Deb%2520Talan? noredirect=1 Deb Talan on Last.fm
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