Winter Wheat
Winter Wheat is about preservation and perseverance. Drown out the lyrics, though, and that might not be so clear—there’s a chilliness to these 15 songs, many of which shiver with the kind of stark weariness that’s long suffused John K. Samson’s vocals. The once-Weakerthans frontman’s insectoid croon works wonders in…
Winter Wheat is about preservation and perseverance. Drown out the lyrics, though, and that might not be so clear—there’s a chilliness to these 15 songs, many of which shiver with the kind of stark weariness that’s long suffused John K. Samson’s vocals. The once-Weakerthans frontman’s insectoid croon works wonders in…
Samson possesses a thoughtful, literary, lyrical wit, but it never feels as if he’s addressing the listener down the barrel of his nose.
Samson possesses a thoughtful, literary, lyrical wit, but it never feels as if he’s addressing the listener down the barrel of his nose.
John K. Samson's name will occasionally come up in discussions about Canada's greatest lyricists alongside Gord Downie, Leonard Cohen and Jo...
John K. Samson's name will occasionally come up in discussions about Canada's greatest lyricists alongside Gord Downie, Leonard Cohen and Jo...
'Winter Wheat' by John K. Samson, album review by Matthew Wardell. The LP comes out October 21, on Anti Records. John K. Samson, plays 11/4 in Winnipeg, MB.
'Winter Wheat' by John K. Samson, album review by Matthew Wardell. The LP comes out October 21, on Anti Records. John K. Samson, plays 11/4 in Winnipeg, MB.