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  Img Weakerthansmontreal2003jpg
  Img Capt The Weakerthans performing in Montreal, 2004
  Background group_or_band
  Origin Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada
  Genre Folk Punk , Indie Rock
  Years Active 1997–present
  Label Epitaph Records
  Associated Acts Propagandhi , Broken Social Scene , The FemBots , Greg Graffin , Christine Fellows
  URL theweakerthansorg
  Current Members John K Samson <br /> Jason Tait <br />Stephen Carroll<br /> Greg Smith
  Past Members John P Sutton


The Weakerthans are a four-piece (and sometimes six-piece1) Canadian Indie Rock band that blends Punk -inflected Folk Rock with award-winning,2 literate, introspective lyrics.34


HISTORY


The band was formed in 1997 in Winnipeg , Manitoba by John K. Samson , after he left the punk band Propagandhi to start a publishing company. Samson joined forces with bassist John P. Sutton and drummer Jason Tait , and created The Weakerthans as a vehicle for a more melodic and introspective brand of songwriting than that of Propagandhi. The band's name originates in a line from the 1992 film '' The Lover '': "Go ahead, I'm weaker than you can possibly imagine."5

The band's debut album, '' Fallow '', was released in 1997 on G7 Welcoming Committee Records , and garnered positive reviews from Canadian music critics. Guitarist Stephen Carroll subsequently joined the band, and '' Left And Leaving '' was released in 2000.

In 2003, the band moved to Epitaph Records and released '' Reconstruction Site ''. The album was met with rave reviews6 from Canadian and international critics for its ambitious combination of punk, rock, folk, country and Sonnet s. It also became the band's best-selling record to date, as well as its airplay breakthrough on Canadian radio.

Sutton, who played on all three of the band's first albums, left in August 2004 and was replaced by Greg Smith.

In 2005, ''Left and Leaving'' was named one of the ten best Canadian albums of all time in '' Chart '' magazine's reader poll.7


SIDE PROJECTS



THE NEW RELEASE

In a 2006 interview with CBC Radio 3 , Samson indicated that he could not provide a definite release date for the next Weakerthans album, stating that it takes him longer to write an album's worth of songs than it does many other songwriters that he knows.8 On March 21 , 2007 the band updated its MySpace blog with the following:



Ok, We've taken over this myspace. To everyone who wrote us asking about the next record/next tour.....



We ARE recording the next record right now and hopefully,it should be in your hands by October. Live performances will resume after its release.


As the record takes shape we'll be posting some teasers of what we've been working on. maybe some videos as well.


Thank you for your patience,

Jason


On April 26, 2007, Carroll confirmed in an interview with Winnipeg magazine '''', April 26 , 2007 . It will be released on September 25 , 2007 by Epitaph and ANTI- .

On July 30, 2007, Stereogum posted the first single off of ''Reunion Tour'', "Night Windows". Other blogs quickly picked up on this and did the same.


MEMBERS


Current members



Live show help




Former members

  • John P. Sutton ( Bass )



DISCOGRAPHY




COMPILATIONS

  • '' Return Of The Read Menace '' ( 1999 , G7 Welcoming Committee )

  • ---"Ringing of Revolution" ( Phil Ochs cover)

  • ''Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 3'' ( 2000 , Hopeless/Subcity Records)

  • ---"Watermark" (from ''Left and Leaving'')

  • ---"Confessions of a Futon Revolutionist (Country Style)" (previously unreleased)

  • ''Hopelessly Devoted to You Vol. 4'' ( 2002 , Hopeless/Subcity Records)

  • ---"Past Due (Pre-''Reconstruction Site'' acoustic version)" (previously unreleased)

  • ---"Aside" (from ''Left and Leaving'')

  • '' Hopelessly Devoted To You Vol. 6 '' ( 2006 , Hopeless/Subcity Records)

  • ---"Diagnosis" (from ''Fallow'')

  • ---"Aside" (from ''Left and Leaving'')

  • ''Operation: Punk Rock Freedom'' ( 2003 , Hopeless/Subcity Records)

  • ---"Watermark" (from ''Left and Leaving'')

  • ---"Confessions of a Futon Revolutionist" (from ''Fallow'')

  • '' Punk-O-Rama Vol. 9 '' ( 2004 , Epitaph Records )

  • ---"Plea from a Cat Named Virtute" (from ''Reconstruction Site'')

  • '' Punk-O-Rama Vol. 10 '' ( 2005 , Epitaph Records)

  • ---"The Reasons" (from ''Reconstruction Site'')

  • '' Take Penacilin Now '' ( 2005 , G7 Welcoming Committee Records)

  • ---"My Favourite Power Chords" (alternate version of ''Left and Leaving'''s "My Favourite Chords")

  • '' Wedding Crashers Soundtrack ( 2005 , New Line Records)

  • ---"Aside" (from ''Left and Leaving'')

  • '''' ( 2006 , Sony BMG Music)

  • ---"Utilities" (previously unreleased)

  • '' The Secret Sessions '' ( 2007 , Zunior )

  • ---"Bad Time to Be Poor" ( Rheostatics cover)



RELATED ALBUMS



AWARDS


Win

  • Outstanding Independent Album – ''Reconstruction Site'' – Western Canadian Music Awards (2004)

  • Outstanding Songwriter – John K. Samson – Western Canadian Music Awards (2004)

    • Nominations



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