''Winter Wheat'' is the second solo album by John K. Samson, released on October 21, 2016, via

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."Exclusive: The Weakerthans' John K. Samson announces new solo album, Winter Wheat"
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'', August 15, 2016. It is his first album of new material since

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went on hiatus in 2015."John K. Samson Returns with 'Winter Wheat' Solo LP, Shares New Single"
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'', August 15, 2016. The album was produced by Samson's Weakerthans bandmate

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, and also features contributions from his Weakerthans bandmate Greg Smith. In an interview with ''

'', Samson described the album as feeling in some ways like a new Weakerthans album rather than a solo project. The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2017 Polaris Music Prize."Gord Downie, Tragically Hip both make cut as Polaris Prize long list revealed"
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'', June 13, 2017.

Track listing

# "Select All Delete" # "Postdoc Blues" # "Winter Wheat" # "Requests" # "Oldest Oak at Brookside" # "Capital" # "17th Street Treatment Centre" # "Vampire Alberta Blues" # "Carrie Ends the Call" # "Fellow Traveller" # "Quiz Night at Looky Lou's" # "Alpha Adept" # "Prayer for Ruby Elm" # "VPW 13 Blues" # "Virtute at Rest"

References

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