Reunion Tour [Vinyl]

Rating

Album: Reunion Tour [Vinyl]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Civil Twilight	More Info...
2)	Hymn of the Medical Oddity	More Info...
3)	Relative Surplus Value	More Info...
4)	Tournament of Hearts	More Info...
5)	Virtute the Cat Explains Her Departure	More Info...
6)	Elegy for Gump Worsley	More Info...
7)	Sun in an Empty Room	More Info...
8)	Night Windows	More Info...
9)	Bigfoot!	More Info...
10)	Reunion Tour	More Info...
11)	Utilities	More Info...

Album: Reunion Tour [Vinyl]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Civil Twilight	More Info...
2)	Hymn of the Medical Oddity	More Info...
3)	Relative Surplus Value	More Info...
4)	Tournament of Hearts	More Info...
5)	Virtute the Cat Explains Her Departure	More Info...
6)	Elegy for Gump Worsley	More Info...
7)	Sun in an Empty Room	More Info...
8)	Night Windows	More Info...
9)	Bigfoot!	More Info...
10)	Reunion Tour	More Info...
11)	Utilities	More Info...

Performer Notes

The Weakerthans never broke up, but simply took four years to record REUNION TOUR--their fourth full-length and second for Epitaph Records. REUNION TOUR features all the hallmarks that have made this band one of Canada's finest: hook-laden songs confident in their instrumental economy and structural directness; literate lyrics, and melodies that lend the simple musical backdrops intelligence and weight. The album was recorded in a factory in a Manitoba winter during off-hours, but you'd never know it, as these songs smolder with a passion and wit that belies their frigid beginnings.

Professional Reviews

Spin (p.112) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "On REUNION TOUR, John K. Samson's imagistic descriptions of loneliness, desperation, and yearning...are fleshed out with chiming guitars and warm synths."

Uncut (p.112) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]s rich in detail and psychological nuance as a short-story collection, ranging from the existential still life to wildly imaginative pieces..."

Alternative Press (p.172) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "REUNION TOUR further cements the Weakerthans' status as legitimate rock 'n' roll tastemakers."

No Depression (p.101) - "The band goes for melodically sympathetic rock arrangements, with some guitar crunch and moog whirr."