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Tonight's song comes to us from the Winnipeg, Manitoba indie/folk-rock band The Weakerthans. Civil
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The Weakerthans are a four-piece (and sometimes six-piece) Canadian indie
rock band that blends punk-inflected folk rock with award-winning,
literate, introspective lyrics.
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. One origin
story for the band's name is a line from the 1992 film The Lover: "Go
ahead, I'm weaker than you can possibly imagine."(as quoted in the liner
notes of Fallow) The band's name may refer to a Ralph Chaplin quote from
"Solidarity Forever": "What force on Earth can b
Left and Leaving
Fallow
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Reunion Tour
Fallow
Left & Leaving