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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

The Weakerthans are a Canadian indie rock/folk band headed by former Propagandhi member, John K. Samson. Their blend of punk-inflected folk rock with literate, witty, introspective lyrics have made them one of the most popular bands on the Canadian music scene.

Hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, The Weakerthans have produced four full albums with a variety of unusual subjects; a couple of songs are sung from the point of view of John’s cat Virtute (Ver-tu-tay). The Weakerthans are popular in their home city of Winnipeg; their song “One Great City!” expresses their love/hate relationship with the problems and attitude of Winnipeg. No matter their methods, though, one thing is clear: The Weakerthans are not afraid to venture into lyrical styles uncharted by their contemporaries. On their third album, Reconstruction Site, Samson penned three songs, “(Manifest)”, “(Hospital Vespers)”, and “(Past Due)”, in Shakespearean sonnet form.

One origin story for the band’s name, as quoted in the liner notes of Fallow, is a line from the 1992 film The Lover: “Go ahead, I’m weaker than you can possibly imagine.” The band’s name may also refer to a Ralph Chaplin quote from “Solidarity Forever”: “What force on Earth can be weaker than the feeble strength of one?” The band alludes to this line in the song “Pamphleteer” from the album Left and Leaving.

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1		Left and Leaving			521
2		Aside			502
3		One Great City!			414
4		Reconstruction Site			392
5		The Reasons			365
6		Plea From a Cat Named Virtute			334
7		Watermark			321
8		A New Name for Everything			279
9		Civil Twilight			273
10		Psalm for the Elks Lodge Last Call			267
11		Pamphleteer			259
12		Benediction			254
13		Time's Arrow			252
14		This Is a Fire Door Never Leave Open			245
15		My Favourite Chords			244

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