Greg Weeks
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Greg Weeks is an American
singer-songwriter
based in Philadelphia. His music has been described as folk, acoustic, psychedelic and experimental. He is best known as a founding member of the psychedelic folk-rock
band Espers
. Weeks has released four solo albums and has guest-recorded with many artists, including Fern Knight and Marissa Nadler
. He is also a member of The Valerie Project
.
In 2007, he founded the record label Language of Stone, an imprint of Drag City
, along with his wife Jessica Weeks.
His song "Made" was featured in Weeds
as well as the "Pink" adicolor
video, which was directed by Charlie White
.
United States
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singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
based in Philadelphia. His music has been described as folk, acoustic, psychedelic and experimental. He is best known as a founding member of the psychedelic folk-rock
Psych folk
Psychedelic folk or psych folk is a loosely defined form of psychedelic music that originated in the 1960s through the fusion of folk music and psychedelic rock...
band Espers
Espers (band)
Espers is a psych folk band from Philadelphia that is part of the emerging indie folk scene. They formed in 2002 as a trio of singer-songwriter Greg Weeks, Meg Baird and Brooke Sietinsons but later expanded to a sextet including Otto Hauser, Helena Espvall and Chris Smith...
. Weeks has released four solo albums and has guest-recorded with many artists, including Fern Knight and Marissa Nadler
Marissa Nadler
Marissa Nadler is an American dream-folk singer-songwriter and fine artist based in Boston.-Early life:Marissa Nadler was exposed to art at a young age through her mother Pamela, an abstract painter, and her older brother Stuart, a guitarist and writer...
. He is also a member of The Valerie Project
The Valerie Project
The Valerie Project is a Philadelphia-based psych-folk band. Their first album, released in 2007, is intended to serve as an alternate soundtrack to the cult Czech New Wave film Valerie and Her Week of Wonders. They have also performed live at screenings of the film...
.
In 2007, he founded the record label Language of Stone, an imprint of Drag City
Drag City (record label)
Drag City is a Chicago-based independent record label. It was established with a Royal Trux release in 1990 in Chicago, Illinois by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn.Drag City specializes in experimental indie rock acts...
, along with his wife Jessica Weeks.
His song "Made" was featured in Weeds
Weeds (TV series)
Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a...
as well as the "Pink" adicolor
Adicolor
The Adicolor concept was launched by adidas in 1983 where trainers were sold with the tools that they could be customised by the purchaser.The "adicolor" sneaker was an all white training shoe was specifically created for the adicolor concept...
video, which was directed by Charlie White
Charlie White
Charlie White is a Los Angeles-based artist.White received his BFA in 1994 from the School of Visual Arts, New York, and received his MFA from Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California, in 1998...
.
Albums
- Fire in the Arms of the Sun (self-released CD , 1997)
- Fire in the Arms of the Sun (reissue CD Ba da Bing!, February 15, 1999)
- Awake Like Sleep (CD Ba da Bing!, October 2, 2001)
- Blood is Trouble (CD Ba da Bing!, January 2005)
- The Hive (CD Wichita RecordingsWichita RecordingsWichita Recordings is an independent record label located in London, founded in 2000 by Mark Bowen and Dick Green. Its most notable signees are Bloc Party, The Cribs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Her Space Holiday, Los Campesinos! and Peter Bjorn and John...
, November 3, 2008)
EPs
- Bleecker Station (CD Keyhole Records, 2000)
- Slightly West (CD Acuarela Discos, 2002)
- Train in Vein: Bleecker-Era Outtakes (ltd. ed. numbered CD-R hinah, 2004)
Espers
- EspersEspersEspers may refer to:*Esper, a term used in science fiction and the field of parapsychology*Esper , a class of people from the Akira manga and film*Espers , a Philadelphia based folk group**Espers , their eponymous debut album...
(CD Locust MusicLocust MusicLocust Music is a Chicago-based independent record label founded in 2001....
, January 20, 2004; ltd. ed. LP of 300 copies by Time Lag, 2004; CD and ltd. LP Wichita RecordingsWichita RecordingsWichita Recordings is an independent record label located in London, founded in 2000 by Mark Bowen and Dick Green. Its most notable signees are Bloc Party, The Cribs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Her Space Holiday, Los Campesinos! and Peter Bjorn and John...
, August 15, 2005) - The Weed TreeThe Weed TreeThe Weed Tree is the second album from Espers, released on Locust Music in 2005. It was, for the most part, a covers album, although it did feature the original song "Dead King". The artists covered were The Durutti Column, Nico, Michael Hurley and Blue Öyster Cult. It also included two...
(LP/CD Locust MusicLocust MusicLocust Music is a Chicago-based independent record label founded in 2001....
, October 4, 2005) - Espers IIII (Espers album)II is the third album from the band Espers. It was their first to be released on Drag City. The song "Children of Stone" was later covered by Marianne Faithfull on her 2008 album Easy Come, Easy Go.-Track listing:#"Dead Queen" – 8:13...
(LP/CD Drag CityDrag City (record label)Drag City is a Chicago-based independent record label. It was established with a Royal Trux release in 1990 in Chicago, Illinois by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn.Drag City specializes in experimental indie rock acts...
, March 16, 2006) - Espers IIIIII (Espers album)III is Espers' fourth full-length album. It was released on October 20, 2009. The band has stated in a press release that they've "attempted to create something that would be perhaps cheery at times, though that mark may have been missed.”-Reception:Allmusics Thom Jurek gave the album a glowing...
(LP/CD Drag CityDrag City (record label)Drag City is a Chicago-based independent record label. It was established with a Royal Trux release in 1990 in Chicago, Illinois by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn.Drag City specializes in experimental indie rock acts...
, October 20, 2009)
The Valerie Project
- The Valerie Project (2LP/CD Drag CityDrag City (record label)Drag City is a Chicago-based independent record label. It was established with a Royal Trux release in 1990 in Chicago, Illinois by Dan Koretzky and Dan Osborn.Drag City specializes in experimental indie rock acts...
, November 20, 2007)
Mountain Home
- Mountain HomeMountain Home (album)Mountain Home is the sixth album by American singer/songwriter Owen Temple. It was released on April 26, 2011 on El Paisano Records and on April 22, 2011 on Blue Rose Records in the UK and the European Union. The songs on the album focus on small Texas towns and the eccentrics inhabiting them...
(CD Language of Stone, September 25, 2007)