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The 50 Best Songs of 2012

By Tyler Kane at 10:24 AM on November 27, 2012

After tallying ballots of Paste staff and writers, which included nearly 300 different selections, we present our top 50 songs of the year. read more

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The 25 Best Songs of 2012 (So Far)

By Josh Jackson at 11:25 AM on April 12, 2012

“What are you listening to right now?” If you work around music, you get this question a lot. The following list is my way of answering. Every year about this time, I like to take a quick look back at the best songs released so far. Music comes at us so fast and furious that it can be hard to keep up, but these are the songs we keep returning to. read more

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John K. Samson: Provincial

By Joel Oliphint at 1:21 PM on January 24, 2012

It’s hard to say exactly why John K. Samson isn’t an instantly recognizable name, why this solo album has to be promoted as “John K. Samson of The Weakerthans.” Maybe part of it is that he’s just so darn Canadian. Some bands and songwriters from Canada make it easy to forget they’re our northern neighbors; there’s nothing particularly American about them, but there’s nothing particularly Canadian about them, either. read more

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Album Stream: John K. Samson - Provincial

By Adam Vitcavage at 2:00 PM on January 20, 2012

John K. Samson, the frontman of Canadian folk-punk band the Weakerthans, has branched out to write his debut solo record Provincial, due out Jan 24. via Epitaph Records. read more

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Song Premiere: John K. Samson - "When I Write My Master's Thesis"

By Adam Vitcavage at 10:00 AM on December 12, 2011

Canadian rockers The Weakerthans haven’t released a new album since 2007, but frontman John K. Samson is set to release his first solo record this upcoming January read more

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