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Greg Weeks is an American singer-songwriter based in
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. 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
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. 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"
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Discography


Solo


Albums

*'' Fire in the Arms of the Sun'' (self-released CD, 1997) *'' Fire in the Arms of the Sun'' (reissue CD
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, February 15, 1999)Spano, Charles. Greg Weeks: Overview ''
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*'' Awake Like Sleep'' (CD
Ba da Bing! Ba Da Bing Records is an American record label based in Brooklyn, New York. The name is derived from the saying "ba da bing, ba da boom", common among Italian-Americans, especially in New Jersey. The label was founded in Leonia, New Jersey in 1 ...
, October 2, 2001) *'' Blood is Trouble'' (CD
Ba da Bing! Ba Da Bing Records is an American record label based in Brooklyn, New York. The name is derived from the saying "ba da bing, ba da boom", common among Italian-Americans, especially in New Jersey. The label was founded in Leonia, New Jersey in 1 ...
, January 2005) *'' The Hive'' (CD
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, 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
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, 2004)


Espers

*'' Espers'' (CD
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, January 20, 2004; ltd. ed. LP of 300 copies by Time Lag, 2004; CD and ltd. LP
Wichita Recordings Wichita Recordings is an independent record label located in London, founded in 2000 by Mark Bowen and Dick Green. Its most notable signees include Bloc Party, The Cribs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket, Yeah Yeah Ye ...
, August 15, 2005) *'' The Weed Tree'' (LP/CD
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, October 4, 2005) *'' Espers II'' (LP/CD Drag City, March 16, 2006) *'' Espers III'' (LP/CD Drag City, October 20, 2009)


The Valerie Project

*''The Valerie Project'' (2LP/CD Drag City, November 20, 2007)


Mountain Home

*''Mountain Home (album)'' (CD Language of Stone, September 25, 2007)


References


External links


Language of Stone
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