Back during my freshman year, Luke got me into this canadian band called The Weakerthans. They had recently put out a new CD called Reconstruction Site, had a great other cd called Left and Leaving, and were quickly becoming a new favorite band of mine. Well...in the four years that have passed since then, it had seemed like they mysteriously broke up or just fell off the face of the earth. Not much touring, no updates, no nothing. However, a few days I ago I got the awesome news that in October a new album would be released! How sick is that.
The Weakerthans are a band that combine quite a few genres from pop to folk to alt-country to a dash of punk now and again. Fronted by Josh Samson, who definitely sounds like an indie singer...meaning a touch off key, a bit rough, a bit nasal, a bit like he shouldn't really be a lead singer, but lovable all the same. Songs like 'Reconstruction Site' or 'Time's Arrow' have more of a chill, folky vibe to them with some harmonies weaved in and out, and slight slide-ish guitar pickings in the background. Others like 'Aside' bring out more of a rock side to The Weakerthans with a driving drum beat, punk-ish guitar, yet still that same languid yet compelling singing that is Samson's style. Then, there are also the straight up pop tunes like 'Plea From A Cat Named Virtue', which is a song written about a cat speaking to its owner....strange, but whatever. Check out the tunes, hopefully you'll dig them and get pumped for the new album coming out this fall!
The Weakerthans - Plea From A Cat Named Virtue off Reconstruction Site
The Weakerthans - Reconstruction Site off Reconstruction Site
The Weakerthans - Aside off Left and Leaving
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