Sirens (The Weepies album)

Sirens
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 28, 2015
Recorded2014
GenreFolk-pop[1]
Length48:05
LabelNettwerk
Producer
The Weepies chronology
Be My Thrill
(2010)
Sirens
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Paste8.2/10[3]
PopMatters7/10[1]

Sirens is the fifth and final studio album by folk-pop duo the Weepies. It was released in 2015, their first album in five years, by Nettwerk. It was recorded in 2014 during Deb Talan's battle with breast cancer.[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Deb Talan and Steve Tannen, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."River from the Sky"2:29
2."No Trouble"3:29
3."Sirens"3:48
4."Learning to Fly" (Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne)3:09
5."Never Let You Down"2:26
6."Wild Boy"3:13
7."Ever Said Goodbye"2:00
8."Fancy Things"2:15
9."Early Morning Riser"2:49
10."Boys Who Want to be Girls"3:26
11."Crooked Smile"2:24
12."Brand New Pair of Wings"3:07
13."Sunflower"3:32
14."Does Not Bear Repeating"4:09
15."My Little Love"1:56
16."Volunteer" (Mark Geary)3:53

Personnel

  • Deb Talan – vocals, piano, synthesizer, mellotron, keyboards, guitar, ukulele, tines, percussion, programming
  • Steve Tannen – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion, programming
  • Jon Flaugher – bass
  • Frank Lenz – drums, percussion, tines, background vocals
  • Gerry Leonard – guitar
  • Pete Thomas – drums, percussion
  • Rami Jaffee – organ, omnichord, keyboards
  • Oliver Kraus – strings
  • Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion
  • Eli Thomson – bass
  • Steve Nieve – piano
  • Tony Levin – bass
  • Sebastian Steinberg – bass
  • Whynot Jansveld – bass, keyboards
  • Meg Toohey – guitar
  • Brad Gordon – piano
  • Phil Chen – banjo
  • Vartan Babayan – percussion
  • Andrew Baham – trumpet
  • Stephen Lands – trumpet
  • Rex Gregory – alto saxophone
  • Roderick Paulin – tenor saxophone
  • Michael Watson – trombone

References

  1. ^ a b Allister, Mark (May 8, 2015). "The Weepies: Sirens". PopMatters. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Donelson, Marcy. Sirens at AllMusic. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  3. ^ Saunders, Hilary (April 28, 2015). "The Weepies: Sirens". Paste. Retrieved September 22, 2025.