The Weather Station is a Canadian

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band fronted by

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, formed in 2006. The band membership has changed over the years, and as of 2022 includes Lindeman (lead vocals, piano), Ben Whiteley (bass), Johnny Spence (keyboards), Will Kidman (guitar), Christine Bougie (guitar), Karen Ng (saxophone, clarinet), Evan Cartwright (drums), and Kieran Adams (drums).

History

The band's debut album ''The Line'' was released in 2009. Their second album, ''All of It Was Mine'', made in collaboration with

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, was released in 2011. Lindeman was a nominee for the 2013

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for The Weather Station's song "Mule in the Flowers", co-written with Steve Lambke. left, Frontwoman Tamara Lindeman performing at the 2015 Hillside Festival The band's third album, ''Loyalty'', was recorded at La Frette studios near Paris, France, with Afie Jurvanen and Robbie Lackritz, who have worked on albums with

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, Feist,

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, and

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. ''Loyalty'' was released on May 5, 2015, on Paradise of Bachelors (U.S. and worldwide) and

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(Canada). The self-titled 4th studio album was released in October 2017, on the Paradise of Bachelors (U.S. and worldwide) and Outside Music (Canada). The 11 tracks are purest indie folk. On 18 October 2018, '' Live At Union'' was released independently as a limited edition available on Bandcamp. The band's fifth album ''

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'' was released worldwide on

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on 5 February 2021 and a small part (digital or vinyl only) on Next Door Records in Canada. The ten tracks were recorded with two percussionists, a saxophonist and a flutist, plus bass, keys, and guitar. Songwriter Tamara Lindeman wrote and produced all the songs. The album's theme is based on Lindeman's contemplation of the global climate crisis. Lindeman explained album's title in an NPR interview as "about this process of moving through denial into understanding". It was shortlisted for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize. On March 4, 2022, the band released their sixth album, ''

How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars ''How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars'' is the sixth studio album by the Canadian folk band the Weather Station, released March 4, 2022, by Fat Possum Records. The album was recorded over three days in March 2020 in Toronto. It has received ...

'', also through Fat Possum. The album consists of ten songs written simultaneously with those on ''Ignorance'' but deemed too dissimilar to be included on that album; Lindeman called the album "the moon to ''Ignorance''s sun". The album was recorded in March 2020 in Toronto.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

*''East'' EP (2008) * ''Duets #1–3'' (2013) * ''What Am I Going to Do with Everything I Know'' EP (2014)

Singles

* "Floodplain" (2015) * "Thirty" (2017) * "Kept It All to Myself" (2017) * "You and I (On the Other Side of the World)" (2017) * "Impossible" (2017) * "Robber" (2020) * "Tried to Tell You" (2020) * "Atlantic" (2021) * "Parking Lot" (2021) * "Endless Time" (2022) * "To Talk About" (2022)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weather Station, The Canadian folk rock groups Musical groups from Toronto Musical groups established in 2006 Canadian indie folk groups Fat Possum Records artists