Winter Wheat (album)

Winter Wheat
Studio album by John K. Samson
Released	October 21, 2016
Genre	Folk, Indie
Label	ANTI-
Producer	Jason Tait, Christine Fellows
John K. Samson chronology
Provincial (2012) Winter Wheat (2016)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The A.V. Club	B+[2]
Exclaim!	(9/10)[3]

Winter Wheat is the second solo album by John K. Samson, released on October 21, 2016, via ANTI-.[4] It is his first album of new material since The Weakerthans went on hiatus in 2015.[5]

The album was produced by Samson's Weakerthans bandmate Jason Tait and Christine Fellows, and also features contributions from his Weakerthans bandmate Greg Smith.[4] 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.[4]

The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2017 Polaris Music Prize.[6]

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"

References

1. Monger, Timothy. "Winter Wheat - John K. Samson". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
2. Colburn, Randall. "The Weakerthans' John K. Samson navigates nature and technology on Winter Wheat". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
3. Feibel, Adam. "John K. Samson: Winter Wheat". Exclaim!. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
4. "Exclusive: The Weakerthans' John K. Samson announces new solo album, Winter Wheat". The A.V. Club, August 15, 2016.
5. "John K. Samson Returns with 'Winter Wheat' Solo LP, Shares New Single". Exclaim!, August 15, 2016.
6. "Gord Downie, Tragically Hip both make cut as Polaris Prize long list revealed". Toronto Star, June 13, 2017.