The Weakerthans break up

2015-07-15 by Jack Fraser | 24 Comments
Initially tweeted by drummer Jason Tait and picked up by the CBC, Canadian indie-rock band the Weakerthans have broken up.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-rockers-the-weakerthans-split-drummer-says-1.3152490

Initially a folk project from former Propagandhi bassist John K Samson, the Weakerthans emerged as one of Canada's most beloved indie bands. While they hadn't released a studio album since 2007's ironically-titled Reunion Tour, the band never officially split and left the door open to a new album eventually. However, it now seems as though the Weakerthans are not going to record or tour for the forseeable future.

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kris.
July 16th 2015
15503 Comments


weak




ha get it

Dylan620
July 16th 2015
6007 Comments


this makes me sad

RIP Weakerthans 1997-2015

TheSupernatural
July 16th 2015
2250 Comments


I just found out about these guys today. Not sure whether to be happy that I now know about them or sad that they're no longer around

Scoot
July 16th 2015
24126 Comments


they were basically done anyways

great band

EnyaFangirl
July 16th 2015
1822 Comments


RIP. band was amazing

dimsim3478
July 16th 2015
8987 Comments


carroll also confirmed weakerthans are over https://instagram.com/p/5IJSgGIuta/

rip legendary band

brainmelter
July 16th 2015
8542 Comments


DDD: damn.
thats k tho, they left great music

Spec
July 16th 2015
41423 Comments


They were done for anyways but RIP

Still jam them on a weekly basis.

henryChinaski
July 16th 2015
5192 Comments


Bummer. Loved Reunion Tour back in the day.

lobstah
July 16th 2015
86 Comments


Who?

dimsim3478
July 16th 2015
8987 Comments


one of Frank Turner's favourite bands

Pheromone
July 16th 2015
21850 Comments


Best band ever so ouch

BigTuna
July 16th 2015
5999 Comments


This is the worst news of all times.

Tunaboy45
July 16th 2015
18939 Comments


RIP

tom79
July 16th 2015
3964 Comments


Aw man, I was listening to them the other day and was wondering when they'll make another one. At least I got to see them a few times. Hopefully they'll be back sometime in the future, but as long as John is still making music things are okay though.

Ryus
July 16th 2015
37885 Comments


This is the worst news of all times. [∞]


dimsim3478
July 16th 2015
8987 Comments


As long as John is still making music things are okay though.

John's hasn't been making much of his own music lately.

tom79
July 16th 2015
3964 Comments


True, though I heard a song called Fellow Traveler from last year that sounded good . But it's not like he's stopped is what I mean.

dimsim3478
July 16th 2015
8987 Comments


he claims to write like 2 songs a year but i'm hoping he picks it up again

"fellow traveller" is a perfect song

tom79
July 16th 2015
3964 Comments


Yeah it's a great song, re-listening to it now. A new Samson album would be awesome.

CK
July 16th 2015
6104 Comments


Chan's gonna cry

BeeRyan
July 16th 2015
1799 Comments


a goddamn shame, one of the best bands of all time. unmatched lyricism.

barcafan21
July 17th 2015
2805 Comments


this makes me really sad

YetAnotherBrick
July 17th 2015
6693 Comments


RIP - def one of the best bands of their kind



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