City Route 85

City Route 85
EP by John K. Samson
Released October 30, 2009 (Europe)
November 3, 2009 (North America)
Recorded 2009
Genre Acoustic
Label ANTI-, Epitaph, Grand Hotel van Cleef
John K. Samson chronology
Little Pictures
(1995)Little Pictures1995		 City Route 85
(2009)		 Provincial Road 222
(2010)Provincial Road 2222010

City Route 85 is a solo EP by John K. Samson of The Weakerthans, released October 30, 2009 on Grand Hotel van Cleef in Europe, and November 3, 2009 on ANTI-/Epitaph in North America.[1] Samson's first solo release since the EP Little Pictures in 1995, it was the first in a planned series of three or four-song singles inspired by roads in his home province of Manitoba.

Winnipeg's Route 85 is also known by the street name Portage Avenue.

The tracks were later re-recorded and released, along with those on Provincial Road 222, on Samson's solo album Provincial.

Track listing

  1. "Heart of the Continent"
  2. "Grace General"
  3. "Cruise Night"

References

  1. ↑ "The Weakerthans’ John K. Samson Reveals New Seven-Inches Series in Honour of Manitoba Roads". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
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