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The Weakerthans have just completed their forth studio album 'Reunion
Tour' and it is just as good as any of the bands previous material but
just a little more upbeat. If you are new to The Weakerthans they are
a band who play and write melodic indie rock music with a bit of folk
added in for good measures.
'Reunion Tour' opens up with 'Civil Twilight', which is quite a melodic
mid-paced indie song and vocalist John K. Sampson's vocals are quite outstanding
and what most people will come to love about The Weakerthans. 'Hymn Of
The Medical Oddity' is a song about wanting to be remembered as more than
just another sick patient; the lyrics are quite clever and once again
John's vocals really stand out, the guitars, bass and drums are quite
laid back throughout the song.
There are many strong songs on the album such as the catchiness of 'Tournament
Of Hearts' to the mellowness of 'Virtue The Cat Explains Her Departure'
which is a clever song that is done from the point of view of a cat, and
that’s what makes The Weakerthans so special; the fact that they
are really clever when it comes to song writing.
The whole album is full of songs that tell different stories about different
people and different situations and that’s what adds to the “fun-ness”
of the band, if you take time to read through their lyrics its like reading
11 mini stories. It’s also pretty hard to pick out a favourite track
from 'Reunion Tour' as the album is full of 11 great tracks that are really
easy to get into. If you are into indie music seriously give The Weakerthans
a listen if you haven’t before as they really are a great band who
sadly don’t get recognised over here.
4/5
Review by Trigger |
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John K. Samson (lead vocals, guitar)
Jason Tait (drums, percussion,
vibraphone, keyboards)
Stephen Carroll (guitar, pedal
and lap steel, keyboards)
Greg Smith (bass) |
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1. Civil Twilight
2. Hymn Of The Medical Oddity
3. Relative Surplus Value
4. Tournament Of Hearts
5. Virtue The Cat Explains Her Departure
6. Elegy For Gump Worsley
7. Sun In An Empty Room
8. Night Windows
9. Bigfoot!
10. Reunion Tour
11. Utilities |
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Score Code |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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What Was That? |
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