The Weakerthans Band • Page 15

It’s so perfect and even more so now. Sums up everything I feel and have struggled with the last 4 months and the last 3 years.

 

holy shit

 

New song is great and very relevant

And oh hey a certain album turns TWENTY tomorrow I believe

 

yes July 25. the best album of all time

 

dude's still got it. never written a bad song tbh

 

happy 20th birthday to this album that means a ton to me, more every time I listen to it and am older tbh

 

was just thinking as I often do about how "Fire Door" is probably the best song anyone has ever written

 

Ahhh this rules so much

 

Cool song. Really appropriate timing. Go Jays!

 

Wow, new song is great

 

here's a really good Left and Leaving anniversary piece:

It Holds Up: The Weakerthans—'Left and Leaving' - The Alternative

as a more casual fan, I learned a lot from reading this!! a lot of great song analysis

 

Love u

 

Andy Hull from MO covered "Letter in Icelandic from the Ninette San" on their Patreon and man it is incredible

 

God, this band was so good.

 

These guys are so good. Going through them for the first time. I’m obsessed with Plea From a Cat Named Virtue.

 

Left and Leaving was all I listened to last month.

 

A John album this year would be a nice surprise!

He's pretty quiet between releases, so it could happen right?

...Right?

 

I had the privilege of seeing The Weakerthans twice in Regina (2005 and 2007 - along with some other underrated Canadian greats in Constantines and Sylvie) - perfect concerts

It took me far too long to get into them fully but Reconstruction Site in particular is a flawless album

 

always makes me cry. i also own three cats and foster so it always hits

 

Anyone looking for another awesome and underrated Canadian band to discover should check out Constantines. They're John's favourite band I believe. (And Bry Webb's solo material is also wonderful.)

 

I thought three years back it seemed a new Constantines album was on the horizon and a new Bry Webb but neither has released anything in years or any news. Love both and so different Bry and his work solo vs. the Gaslight tinged stuff with Constantines.

 

Here's my fave from Constantines:

And one from another lost Canadian gem, the aforementioned Sylvie:

 

John and Christine are doing a Zoom performance tonight. Looks like it's free and public; you just have to register.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Active Voice Presents: John K. Samson & Christine Fellows. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

 

I have recently really gotten into the Weakerthans and A Plea From a Cat Name Virtute was the first song that really grabbed me. I nearly lost it when I finally figured out further into the the Weakerthans universe that there are two (and a half?) more songs about Virtute the cat. A masterclass on songwriting, John is a genius!