Pump your first for the Weakerthans’ frontman and his wistful optimism as he smashes his hard drive and yearns for the days of “no more citing sources.”
Assemblage V1.0 is Grey Two-Eleven’s first step toward the label/new media company’s goal of creating an innovative home for music, visual art, and multimedia.
The Weakerthans are to other rock bands what a dog-eared philosophy book is to junk mail. There are issues harbored in their bosom; intellect wrapped in humble introspection and self-discipline.
Not only are there the standard big names and mediocre bands that the label wants you to know about, there’re some bands that you’d not expect to find here.