Winter Wheat (album)
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| Released | October 21, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Folk, Indie | |||
| Label | ANTI- | |||
| Producer | Jason Tait, Christine Fellows | |||
| John K. Samson chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[2] |
| Exclaim! | (9/10)[3] |
Winter Wheat is the second solo album by John K. Samson, released on October 21, 2016, via ANTI-.[4] It is his first album of new material since The Weakerthans went on hiatus in 2015.[5]
The album was produced by Samson's Weakerthans bandmate Jason Tait and Christine Fellows, and also features contributions from his Weakerthans bandmate Greg Smith.[4] In an interview with The A.V. Club, Samson described the album as feeling in some ways like a new Weakerthans album rather than a solo project.[4]
The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2017 Polaris Music Prize.[6]
Track listing
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- "Postdoc Blues"
- "Winter Wheat"
- "Requests"
- "Oldest Oak at Brookside"
- "Capital"
- "17th Street Treatment Centre"
- "Vampire Alberta Blues"
- "Carrie Ends the Call"
- "Fellow Traveller"
- "Quiz Night at Looky Lou's"
- "Alpha Adept"
- "Prayer for Ruby Elm"
- "VPW 13 Blues"
- "Virtute at Rest"
References
[edit]- ^ Monger, Timothy. "Winter Wheat - John K. Samson". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ Colburn, Randall. "The Weakerthans' John K. Samson navigates nature and technology on Winter Wheat". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ Feibel, Adam. "John K. Samson: Winter Wheat". Exclaim!. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "Exclusive: The Weakerthans' John K. Samson announces new solo album, Winter Wheat". The A.V. Club, August 15, 2016.
- ^ "John K. Samson Returns with 'Winter Wheat' Solo LP, Shares New Single". Exclaim!, August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Gord Downie, Tragically Hip both make cut as Polaris Prize long list revealed". Toronto Star, June 13, 2017.
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