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Provincial
As the lead singer/songwriter for Canadian emo-roots rockers The Weakerthans, John K. Samson has crafted a distinct personality as blue collar poet laureate. With lyrics often addressing political issues of the working class in the same breath as devotionally romantic or nostalgic imagery, Samson culls up irony-free scenes of youthful love and wonder in downtrodden but hopeful smalltown landscapes. With his first solo record Provincial, Samson offers up more of the same lyric-heavy melodic pop that has defined The Weakerthans. Wistful and woozy at times, doe-eyed with longing at others, Samson's gentle vocals keep him from any direct comparisons to Tom Waits, but the swaying melancholy and s...
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