John K. Samson

Canadian singer, songwriter, and poet John K. Samson is most beneficial referred to as the frontman for introspective Winnipeg indie rock and roll clothing the Weakerthans. Through the early ’90s, while playing bass for Canadian punk group Propagandhi, Samson released a 15-music solo cassette known as Slips & Tangles. From the past due ’90s, he’d remaining Propagandhi to spotlight his writing and begin a publishing organization. For this same period, he created the Weakerthans with drummer Jason Tait and bassist John P. Sutton, melding melodic indie rock and roll with a far more studious make of lyricism. You start with 1997’s Fallow, the Weakerthans garnered acclaim for his or her creativeness and politically mindful ethics. They ultimately authorized with punk label Epitaph for his or her 2003 discovery, Reconstruction Site, and gathered further accolades with 2007’s Reunion Tour. By 2009, Samson acquired once again started to spotlight his solo initiatives and released Town Path 85, the to begin two EPs he’d deliver through Epitaph. Provincial Street 222 implemented a year afterwards and, like a lot of his use the Weakerthans, centered on his thoughtful and frequently melancholy make of minutiae-oriented folk-pop. In 2012, Samson re-recorded the materials from both EPs and added many new music to constitute Provincial, his initial full solo record since his 1993 cassette discharge. It was fulfilled with wide acclaim and produced the longlist for the sought after Polaris Award. That same calendar year also noticed the publication of the reserve of Samson’s lyrics and poems. Using the Weakerthans officially on hiatus, he came back in 2016 along with his follow-up single LP, Winter Whole wheat.