Provincial

AlbumJan 24 / 201212 songs, 37m 9s
Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk
Noteable
D+

After fronting the explosive agit-punk band Propagandhi in the ’90s, John K. Samson settled into a holding pattern with his subsequent indie-rock group, The Weakerthans. That pattern doesn’t let up on Provincial, Samson’s first solo full-length. Where his jump from Propagandhi to The Weakerthans was dramatic and…

D+

After fronting the explosive agit-punk band Propagandhi in the ’90s, John K. Samson settled into a holding pattern with his subsequent indie-rock group, The Weakerthans. That pattern doesn’t let up on Provincial, Samson’s first solo full-length. Where his jump from Propagandhi to The Weakerthans was dramatic and…

8.7 / 10

It’s hard to say exactly why John K. Samson isn’t an instantly recognizable name, why this solo album has to be promoted as…

8.7 / 10

It’s hard to say exactly why John K. Samson isn’t an instantly recognizable name, why this solo album has to be promoted as…

6 / 10

6 / 10

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4.0 / 5

John K. Samson - Provincial review: Weakerthans frontman reconstructs his own world a little more sparsely.

4.0 / 5

John K. Samson - Provincial review: Weakerthans frontman reconstructs his own world a little more sparsely.