The Weakerthans discography

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The Weakerthans discography
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The Weakerthans performing in 2007 in support of Reunion Tour
Studio albums4
Video albums1
Music videos8
EPs1
Singles1
Other appearances7

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.

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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

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
Billboard 200
[1] [2]
Independent
[1] [3]
Heatseekers
[4]
1997 Fallow [5] [6]
2000 Left and Leaving [7] [8]
  • Released: July 25, 2000
  • Label: G7 Welcoming Committee (G7013)
  • Format: LP, CD
2003 Reconstruction Site [9] [10]
  • Released: August 26, 2003
  • Label: Epitaph (86682)
  • Format: LP, CD
2849
2007 Reunion Tour [11] [12]
  • Released: September 25, 2007
  • Label: Epitaph/ANTI- (86877)
  • Format: LP, CD
181287
"" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
Heatseekers
[4]
2010 Live at the Burton Cummings Theatre [13] 31

EPs

YearEP details
2009Live Session EP [14] [15]

Singles

YearSingleAlbum
2001"Watermark" [16] [17] Left and Leaving

Video albums

YearVideo details
2010 Live at the Burton Cummings Theatre

Music videos

YearSongDirectorAlbum
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.

YearRelease detailsTrack(s)
1999Take Action! [28]
  • Released: June 22, 1999
  • Label: Sub City
  • Format: CD
  • "Everything Must Go!" (alternate version)
Return of the Read Menace [29] [30]
  • "Ringing of Revolution" (originally performed by Phil Ochs)
2000Hopelessly Devoted to You, Vol. 3 [31]
  • Released: October 3, 2000
  • Label: Hopeless (HR648)
  • Format: CD
  • "Confessions of a Futon-Revolutionist" (live, country style)
2002Hopelessly Devoted to You, Vol. 4 [32]
  • Released: June 25, 2002
  • Label: Hopeless (HR662)
  • Format: CD
  • "(Past-Due)" (acoustic)
2005 Take Penacilin Now [33] [34]
  • Released: July 12, 2005
  • Label: G7 Welcoming Committee (G7040)
  • Format: CD
  • "My Favourite Power Chords"
2007 The Secret Sessions [35]
  • "Bad Time to Be Poor" (originally performed by the Rheostatics)
2010Germs of Perfection: A Tribute to Bad Religion [36]
  • Released: October 19, 2010
  • Label: Myspace/ Spin
  • Format: download

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