Winter Wheat (album) explained

Winter Wheat
Type:	Album
Artist:	John K. Samson
Cover:	Winter Wheat (album).jpg
Released:	October 21, 2016
Genre:	Folk, Indie
Label:	ANTI-
Producer:	Jason Tait, Christine Fellows
Prev Title:	Provincial
Prev Year:	2012

Winter Wheat is the second solo album by John K. Samson, released on October 21, 2016, via ANTI-.^[1] It is his first album of new material since The Weakerthans went on hiatus in 2015.^[2]

The album was produced by Samson's Weakerthans bandmate Jason Tait and Christine Fellows, and also features contributions from his Weakerthans bandmate Greg Smith. 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.^[1]

The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2017 Polaris Music Prize.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Select All Delete"
2. "Postdoc Blues"
3. "Winter Wheat"
4. "Requests"
5. "Oldest Oak at Brookside"
6. "Capital"
7. "17th Street Treatment Centre"
8. "Vampire Alberta Blues"
9. "Carrie Ends the Call"
10. "Fellow Traveller"
11. "Quiz Night at Looky Lou's"
12. "Alpha Adept"
13. "Prayer for Ruby Elm"
14. "VPW 13 Blues"
15. "Virtute at Rest"

Notes and References

1. http://www.avclub.com/article/exclusive-weakerthans-john-k-samson-announces-new--240986 "Exclusive: The Weakerthans' John K. Samson announces new solo album, Winter Wheat"
2. http://exclaim.ca/music/article/john_k_samson_returns_with_winter_wheat_solo_lp_shares_new_single "John K. Samson Returns with 'Winter Wheat' Solo LP, Shares New Single"
3. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2017/06/13/gord-downie-tragically-hip-both-make-cut-as-polaris-prize-long-list-revealed.html "Gord Downie, Tragically Hip both make cut as Polaris Prize long list revealed"