Stephen Carroll is a Canadian

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, and a member of the

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band

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. Originally a member of the punk rock band

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, he appeared as a guest musician on the first Weakerthans album, ''

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'', and became a permanent member after Painted Thin broke up. He also appeared as a guest musician on

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's solo album ''

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'', along with bandmates

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and Greg Smith. Alongside Brandon Reid ( The National), Carroll co-produced

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' full-length album ''Lost Art'', a pair of songs on

' ''The Original Mark EP'', which he also plays on. He was also featured on their 2007 release, ''Draw a Distance. Draw a Border.''

References

External links

CBC Arts interview with Stephen Carroll
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