Deb Talan


Deborah Ruth "Deb" Talan is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for being part of the folk-pop duo The Weepies.

Early life and career

Born in western Massachusetts, Talan grew up in the small town of Pelham, Massachusetts and attended Amherst Regional High School. 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 band, for six years.
Talan's recurring lyrical motifs include celestial objects, birds, nature, and various historical figures.
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 , a benefit of the organization Artists 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 — the single "Extraordinary," the title track "Wild Hope," "All Good Things," "Few Days Down" and "Looking Forward to Looking Back."
"Forgiven" played over the closing credits of the 2001 movie Lovely & Amazing.

Discography

YearTitleLabel
1997Songs for a Misfit HeartIndependent
2000Something BurningHappyhead Music
2001SincerelyHappyhead Music
2004A Bird Flies OutIndependent
2017Lucky GirlNettwerk