Painted Thin was a

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band, formed in

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, and active from 1993 to 1999. The core of the band consisted of vocalist and guitarist

Stephen Carroll Stephen Carroll is a Canadian rock guitarist, and a member of the indie rock band The Weakerthans. Originally a member of the punk rock band Painted Thin, he appeared as a guest musician on the first Weakerthans album, ''Fallow'', and became a p ...

and bassist and vocalist Paul Furgale, with a variety of guest musicians, including James Ash, Dan McCafferty and

Jason Tait Jason Tait is a Canadian musician from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is the drummer for the Canadian indie rock band The Weakerthans. Tait has also been a contributing member of Broken Social Scene and The FemBots. Career Tait played drums for the Pa ...

, on individual recordings.

History

Painted Thin got together in 1993. That year they released a six-song demo tape entitled ''Losing Games'' which featured the songs: "20", "Andrew", "Disposable Song", "Clearly Contrived", "Revelations", and "Breakdown". This was followed by ''

Small Acts of Love and Rebellion ''Small Acts of Love and Rebellion'' is the debut album by Canadian punk rock band Painted Thin.

'', a split CD with

John K. Samson John Kristjan Samson (born 1973) is a Canadian musician from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is a singer-songwriter and best known as the frontman of the Canadian indie folk/rock band The Weakerthans. He also played bass in the punk band Propagandhi duri ...

, in 1995 on

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, and the albums '' Still They Die of Heartbreak'' in 1997 and ''Clear, Plausible Stories'' in 1999 before breaking up. Carroll and Tait went on to join Samson's band,

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, while Furgale started the band Sixty Stories. In 2001, some unreleased Painted Thin material appeared on a split album with Sixty Stories, ''Different Places to Sit / A Loveless Kiss''."Review: Sixty Stories / Painted Thin"
''Modern Fix'', ''Small Acts'' was rereleased on G7 Welcoming Committee in 2006.

Discography

* ''Losing Games'' (1993) 6-song self-released Demo Tape * ''

Small Acts of Love and Rebellion ''Small Acts of Love and Rebellion'' is the debut album by Canadian punk rock band Painted Thin.

'' (1995), split with

, ''

Little Pictures ''Little Pictures'' is a solo EP recorded between 1993 and 1994 by John K. Samson, then of Propagandhi. It was released in 1995 as a split album with Painted Thin's '' Small Acts of Love and Rebellion''. It was one of G7 Welcoming Committee's f ...

'' * ''Still They Die of Heartbreak'' EP (1997) 18:01 Endearing Records NDR 08 :::Track listing: :::* "John Wayne's Wettest Dream" – 1:08 :::* "Piece by Piece" – 2:53 :::* "For Sarah and Me" – 3:22 :::* "I Left a Love Note on the Wall in Saskatoon" – 1:55 :::* Story You Have Heard Before" (John K. Samson) – 3:15 :::* "Stepping on Toes" – 2:29 :::* "Mexico" – 3:01 * ''Clear, Plausible Stories'' (1999) * ''A Loveless Kiss'' (2001) — split with Sixty Stories, ''Different Places to Sit'' * ''Small Acts of Love and Rebellion'' (rerelease, 2006)

References

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