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The Weakerthans were a four-piece Canadian indie rock band. The band was formed in 1997 in Winnipeg, Manitoba by John K. Samson, after he
left thepunk band Propagandhi to start a publishing company. Samson joined forces with bassist John P. Sutton and drummer Jason Tait, both
fromPropagandhi's Winnipeg-punk-scene mates Red Fisher, and created The Weakerthans as a vehicle for a more melodic and introspective
brand ofsongwriting than their previous projects. One origin story for the band's name, as quoted in the liner notes of Fallow, is a line from the
1992 film TheLover: "Go ahead, I'm ...read more
The Weakerthans were a four-piece Canadian indie rock band. The band was formed in 1997 in Winnipeg, Manitoba by John K. Samson, after he
left thepunk band Propagandhi to start a publishing company. Samson joined forces with bassist John P. Sutton and drummer Jason Tait, both
fromPropagandhi's Winnipeg-punk-scene mates Red Fisher, and created The Weakerthans as a vehicle for a more melodic and introspective
brand ofsongwriting than their previous projects. One origin story for the band's name, as quoted in the liner notes of Fallow, is a line from the
1992 film TheLover: "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 andLeaving. « hide |
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