Epitaph proudly announces the signing of The Weakerthans!
Epitaph is proud to announce the signing of Winnipeg / Toronto, Canada's The Weakerthans. Their Epitaph full-length debut album Reconstruction Site will be released this fall.
Although much has been made of their punk-rock pedigree -- John Samson was bass player for the highly revered and influential politico-punk band Propagandhi for five years, --- THE WEAKERTHANS appeal to a diverse audience with musical influences including punk, folk, country, show-tunes, union hymns, rock, nursery school anthems, etc. and so on. Something to please or annoy everyone. Lyrically, Samson concentrates on issues of alienation, hope and survival within a society riddled with injustice and a culture commodified in every possible way.
WEAKERTHANS' guitarist Stephen Carroll commented, "Epitaph was clearly our 1st choice to put out our next album, and we are overjoyed that this has been realized. We believe in the strength and virtue of underground and independent music, culture and industry. In our opinion, Epitaph embodies all those qualities. Joining them is the perfect decision for us; reaffirming our musical background and current artistic progression as well as our political philosophy. We are punk rockers with a leftist-political conscience - who like Epitaph - fell in love with all sorts of music somewhere along the way. We are so excited to be surrounded by great rock bands, as well as true heroes and legends of music, and to get the chance to work with the staff of Epitaph. It is the label we've always wanted to be on."
Epitaph President and Owner Brett Gurewitz added, "THE WEAKERTHANS' conviction and dedication to their work is almost as inspiring to me as the work itself. A truly great band. I'm proud, and honored to welcome THE WEAKERTHANS into the Epitaph family.
Formed in 1997, THE WEAKERTHANS (Guitarist Stephen Carroll, Singer/Guitarist John K. Samson, Bassist John P. Sutton, and Drummer Jason Tait) have released two prior albums on the Canadian G-7 Welcoming Committee label, 1997's Fallow and 2000's Left And Leaving.