Musician couples whose personal and professional lives intersect often have to deal with tumultuous relationships -
Ike and Tina Turner, anyone? Not so with Deb Talan and Steve Tannen, the married duo better known as
The Weepies. The two musicians, each solo musicians in their own right, have found creative success
together as The Weepies. Their creative output includes 2003's Happiness and 2006's
Say I Am You, as well as co-writing and collaborating with Mandy Moore on her 2007 album,
Wild Hope. 2007 was also an important year for Talan and Tannen in their personal lives -
the two were married and had their first child, Theo Samuel Tannen, in November 2007. Revolt picked
The Weepies' collective brain in the weeks following the April 2008 release of their third LP,
Hideaway. 
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Oren LavieOpposite Side Of The Sea
Blue Smile
4 stars
Chances are if you have a television, you have a passing familiarity with Israeli singer Oren Lavie's work. Chevy's omnipresent Malibu commercial features Lavie's "Her Morning Elegance" from his debut CD, Opposite Side Of The Sea. This disc has a lazy Sunday morning quality to it. It's the type of album whose tracks show up in angst-filled, twenty-something NBC shows, backing poignant moments. With the Chevy campaign, Lavie has already proven that he's a commercial musician capable of producing earworm music. Lavie's subdued voice, frequently accompanied by piano and string arrangements, matches his cerebral lyrics in a delicate balance. Opposite Side Of The Sea is one of the best albums of the year, so far. [Read more]
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EmmureThe Respect Issue
Victory Records
2 stars
After 2006's Goodbye To The Gallows, Connecticut collective Emmure releases another collection of droning, ear-numbing metalcore in the form of The Respect Issue. Failing to do any real progression is the main fault with this disc. The band's collection of lifeless moshpit songs sound like they are eternally trapped in quicksand in terms of speed. Most of the songs sound so alike it's difficult to remember what track you're listening to. With Goodbye To The Gallows, the band mixed up the sound a bit; you will have to dig deep to find much in terms of variety on this release, though. If the title of this record has anything to do with a lack of respect the band feels they are getting, then this album isn't the effort that will garner them any respect as far as this reviewer is concerned.
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