Formed in New York City, Weep are the brainchild of artist, writer, musician, and all-around Renaissance man Doc Hammer, one of the co-creators of the cartoon series The Venture Brothers. Consisting of Hammer (guitars/vocals), Alex Dziena (keyboards), Fred Macaraeg (bass), and Bill Kovalcik (drums), the band combines ethereal darkwave, shoegaze, and synth pop, showing reverence to the sounds that came before it without ever feeling like an ironic throwback. Weep released their first EP, Never Ever, in 2008 on Astro-Base Go Recordings. They followed up in 2010 with their full-length debut, Worn Thin, on Hammer’s former label Projekt Records. ~ Gregory Heaney