The Weepies: Hideaway

Having discovered Hideaway via Emusic, I wonder why I'd never heard of them before. I'm an avid consumer of music sites like Pitchfork Media, Tiny Mix Tapes and the recently departed Stylus Magazine, none of which have published a review of any of the three Weepies albums. Even Metacritic, which collects reviews from dozens of sources, has no mention of them. It's unfortunate because, judging from Hideaway, The Weepies write more consistently solid songs than most of the current indie-rock critical darlings. As you might guess, this isn't the most cheerful music, but it isn't overly mopey either. The overtones of disappointment and heartbreak are balanced by a thread of hope. After all, break-ups wouldn't hurt unless there was an expectation that, just this once, it might have worked out.