The Weeks are an American
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Florence, Mississippi
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The band was formed by Cain Barnes, Chaz Lindsay, Cyle Barnes, Damien Bone and Samuel Williams in March 2006 when they were between 14 and 16 years old.
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'' The band signed to the Esperanza Plantation label, with the debut album, ''Comeback Cadillac'', released in July 2008.
The album blended
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, and featured a duet with labelmate Allie Peden on "Sailor Song".
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, ''Jackson Free Press
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'', 3 July 2008 Their debut EP, ''Rumspringa'', followed in 2009.
After some lineup changes that left them with a four-piece of the Barnes twins, Bone and Williams, the band relocated to Nashville, Tennessee. In March 2011, they returned to Water Valley, Mississippi, to work with Winn McElroy at his Black Wings Studio on the eight songs that encompass a 12" EP entitled, "Gutter Gaunt Gangster", out October 11, 2011, on Esperanza Plantation. They spent the next six months touring with Junior Astronomers,
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,
North Mississippi All-Stars, Sol Cat, and
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. After signing with
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's new record label Serpents and Snakes, they re-released Gutter Gaunt Gangster September 25, 2012. Their second full-length, ''Dear Bo Jackson'', was released in the spring of 2013. This was followed by the release of ''Easy'' in 2017, and, most recently, ''Two Moons'' in the summer of 2019.
Discography
Studio albums
*''Dog Days'' (2006), Olympic Records (Out of print)
*''Comeback Cadillac'' (2008), Esperanza Plantation
*''Gutter Gaunt Gangster (2012), Serpents & Snakes Records
*''Dear Bo Jackson'' (2013), Serpents & Snakes Records
*''Easy'' (2017), Lightning Rod
*''Two Moons'' (2019), Crooked Letter Records
*''Twisted Rivers'' (2020), Crooked Letter Records
Extended plays
*''Rumspringa EP'' (2009), Esperanza Plantation
*''Buttons EP'' (2014), Serpents & Snakes Records
Members
;Current
*Cyle Barnes - Lead Vocals
*Samuel Williams - Guitar, Vocals
*Cain Barnes - Drums
*Damien Bone - Bass
;Former
*Chaz Lindsay - Rhythm Guitar (2006–2009)
*
Alex Collier - Piano, Organ, Vocals (2011-2015)
References
Alternative rock groups from Mississippi
Garage punk groups
American southern rock musical groups
Musicians from Jackson, Mississippi
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