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  • The Weakerthans back in studio!

    The Weakerthans
    photo by Phil Gyford

    This comes from the ‘news’ section of the Weakerthans site:

    Canadian rockers The Weakerthans have returned to the studio to record their fourth album, which will debut this fall from Anti-/Epitaph Records. For the group’s latest effort they’ve sought out the quiet, tranquil surroundings of Winnipeg, Canada where they will spend the next several weeks recording before heading to Toronto to finish the record. Surrounded by slaughterhouses, industrial sites and sub-degree temperatures, The Weakerthans will hash out over five years worth of material they have written for the follow-up to 2003’s critically acclaimed album, Reconstruction Site, which has been hailed as “a witty and intelligent collection of indie power pop” (Performing Songwriter).

    “This record is looking a little less conceptual and more like a collection of songs and stories,” explains guitarist Stephen Carroll. “Having brought Ian in to help complete the record has been great. As we had been staring at most of the songs for so long that it was hard for us to see their potential. Since we decided to record the album we have gained a lot of momentum and the fragmented parts are really coming together well. And we are all very excited about the record.”

    [official site The Weakerthans]

  • Pass around the easy lie

    Here’s another one of my favs. Great drums, eveb better lyrics, and complete overall awesomeness.

    Download it here.


    A Plea From A Cat Named Virtue
    By The Weakerthans

    Why don’t you ever want to play?
    I’m tired of this piece of string.
    You sleep as much as I do now, and you
    don’t eat much of anything.

    I don’t know who you’re talking to
    I made a search through every room,
    but all I found was dust that moved
    in shadows of the afternoon.

    And listen,
    about those bitter songs you sing?
    They’re not helping anything.
    They won’t make you strong.

    So, we should open up the house.
    Invite the tabby two doors down.
    You could ask your sister, if
    she doesn’t bring her Basset Hound.
    Ask the things you shouldn’t miss:
    tape-hiss and the Modern Man,
    The Cold War and Card Catalogues,
    to come and join us if they can,

    for girly drinks and parlor games.
    We’ll pass around the easy lie
    of absolutely no regrets,
    and later maybe you could try
    to let your losses dangle off
    the sharp edge of a century,
    and talk about the weather, or
    how the weather used to be.

    And I’ll cater
    with all the birds that I can kill.
    Let their tiny feathers fill
    disappointment.

    Lie down;
    lick the sorrow from your skin.
    Scratch the terror and begin
    to believe you’re strong.

    All you ever want to do is drink and watch TV,
    and frankly that thing doesn’t really interest me.
    I swear I’m going to bite you hard and taste your tinny blood
    if you don’t stop the self-defeating lies you’ve been repeating
    since the day you brought me home.
    I know you’re strong.

  • The Weakerthans and Constantines Tour

    The Weakerthans is one of my favorite bands.   I’ve got tickets to see them at the end of the month here in Vancity so I’m pumped.  So, who gives a shit you ask?  Well if you live in Canada and enjoy this type of music you should attend as well. It’s not too late…Tour dates.