The Weakerthans discography
The discography of The Weakerthans, a Canadian indie rock band, consists of four studio albums, one live album and concert video, one EP, one single, and eight music videos.
The Weakerthans discography | |
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Studio albums | 4 |
Video albums | 1 |
Music videos | 8 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 1 |
Other appearances | 7 |
The Weakerthans formed in Winnipeg in 1997 with the lineup of John K. Samson (vocals, guitar), John P. Sutton (bass guitar), and Jason Tait (drums). Their debut album Fallow was released in Canada in December of that year through G7 Welcoming Committee Records, a label founded by Samson's former bandmates in Propagandhi, with a United States release following in 1999 through Sub City Records. Stephen Carroll performed on the album as a guest musician, and soon joined the band as second guitarist. Left and Leaving was released in July 2000, through G7 Welcoming Committee in Canada and Sub City in the United States. A single for "Watermark" followed in January 2001.
The band signed to Epitaph Records and released Reconstruction Site in 2003. It was their first album to chart, reaching no. 28 on Billboard's Independent Albums. Sutton left the band in 2004 and was replaced by Greg Smith. The new lineup released Reunion Tour in September 2007 through Epitaph and its subsidiary label ANTI-. It became their highest-charting album, reaching no. 181 on the Billboard 200. The iTunes-exclusive Live Session EP was released in 2009, with a full live album and concert video, Live at the Burton Cummings Theatre, following in March 2010.
The Weakerthans also performed on Jim Bryson's 2010 album The Falcon Lake Incident, credited to Jim Bryson and The Weakerthans. Carroll, Smith, and Tait also performed on Greg Graffin's 2006 album Cold as the Clay.
Studio albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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Billboard 200 [1][2] |
Independent [1][3] |
Heatseekers [4] | ||||||
1997 | Fallow[5][6]
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2000 | Left and Leaving[7][8]
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2003 | Reconstruction Site[9][10]
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— | 28 | 49 | ||||
2007 | Reunion Tour[11][12]
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181 | 28 | 7 | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Live albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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US | ||
Heatseekers [4] | ||
2010 | Live at the Burton Cummings Theatre[13] | 31 |
Singles
Year | Single | Album |
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2001 | "Watermark"[16][17] | Left and Leaving |
Video albums
Year | Video details |
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2010 | Live at the Burton Cummings Theatre |
Music videos
Year | Song | Director | Album |
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1997 | "Diagnosis"[18] | Fallow | |
2000 | "Watermark"[19] | Left and Leaving | |
2003 | "Psalm for the Elks Lodge Last Call"[20] | Reconstruction Site | |
"The Reasons"[21] | |||
"Our Retired Explorer (Dines with Michel Foucault in Paris, 1961)"[22] | |||
2007 | "Civil Twilight"[23] | Reunion Tour | |
"Tournament of Hearts"[24][25] | |||
"Sun in an Empty Room"[26][27] | |||
Other appearances
The following Weakerthans songs were released on compilation albums. This is not an exhaustive list; songs that were first released on the band's albums and singles are not included.
Year | Release details | Track(s) |
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1999 | Take Action![28] |
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Return of the Read Menace[29][30]
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2000 | Hopelessly Devoted to You, Vol. 3[31]
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2002 | Hopelessly Devoted to You, Vol. 4[32]
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2005 | Take Penacilin Now[33][34]
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2007 | The Secret Sessions[35] |
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2010 | Germs of Perfection: A Tribute to Bad Religion[36] |
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References
- "The Weakerthans: Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
- "The Weakerthans Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard charts. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
- "The Weakerthans Album & Song Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard charts. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
- "The Weakerthans Album & Song Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard charts. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
- DaRonco, Mike. "Fallow". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- "Fallow". g7welcomingcommittee.com. G7 Welcoming Committee Records. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- Grimshaw, Chris. "Left and Leaving". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- "Left and Leaving". g7welcomingcommittee.com. G7 Welcoming Committee Records. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- Loftus, Johnny. "Reconstruction Site". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- "Reconstruction Site". epitaph.com. Epitaph Records. 26 August 2003. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- Apar, Corey. "Reunion Tour". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- "Reunion Tour". epitaph.com. Epitaph Records. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- Heaney, Gregory. "Live at the Burton Cummings Theatre". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- "Live Session EP". iTunes. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- "Itunes Sessions". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- D'Angelo, Peter J. "Watermark". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- "Watermark". g7welcomingcommittee.com. G7 Welcoming Committee Records. Archived from the original on 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- "Music Video: 'Diagnosis'". theweakerthans.org. The Weakerthans. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- "Music Video: 'Watermark'". theweakerthans.org. The Weakerthans. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- "Music Video: 'Psalm for the Elks Lodge Last Call'". Epitaph Records. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- "Music Video: 'The Reasons'". Epitaph Records. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- "Music Video: 'Our Retired Explorer (Dines with Michel Foucault in Paris, 1961)'". theweakerthans.org. The Weakerthans. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- "Music Video: 'Civil Twilight'". theweakerthans.org. The Weakerthans. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- "Music Video: 'Tournament of Hearts'". Epitaph Records. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- "Music Video: 'Tournament of Hearts'". theweakerthans.org. The Weakerthans. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- "Music Video: 'Sun in an Empty Room'". Epitaph Records. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- "Music Video: 'Sun in an Empty Room'". theweakerthans.org. The Weakerthans. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
- "Take Action!". Hopeless Records. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Return of the Read Menace". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- "Return of the Read Menace". g7welcomingcommittee.com. G7 Welcoming Committee Records. Archived from the original on 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- Johnson, Zac. "Hopelessly Devoted to You, Vol. 3". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- Bregman, Adam. "Hopelessly Devoted to You, Vol. 4". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- "Take Penacilin Now". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- "Take Penacilin Now". g7welcomingcommittee.com. G7 Welcoming Committee Records. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- "The Secret Sessions". Zunior. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- Yancey, Bryne (2010-10-07). "Media: The Weakerthans: 'Sanity' (Bad Religion)". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2011-12-09.