Left and Leaving

Left and Leaving is the second studio album by The Weakerthans, released July 25, 2000, on G7 Welcoming Committee Records.

Left and Leaving
Studio album by
The Weakerthans
ReleasedJuly 25, 2000 (2000-07-25)
RecordedFebruary–April 2000
GenreIndie rock
Length51:46
LabelG7 Welcoming Committee
ProducerIan Blurton
The Weakerthans chronology
Fallow
(1997)		 Left and Leaving
(2000)		 Reconstruction Site
(2003)
Singles from Left and Leaving
  1. "Watermark"
    Released: January 31, 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[2]
Pitchfork(6.1/10)[3]
PopMatters(very favorable)[4]
Punknews.org[5]

In Chart magazine's 2005 poll of the Top 50 Canadian albums of all time, Left and Leaving ranked in sixth place. It was also nominated for Alternative Album of the Year at the 2001 Juno Awards.

"Aside" appears on the soundtrack of the film Wedding Crashers. A punked-up alternate version of "My Favourite Chords", retitled "My Favourite Power Chords", appears on G7 Welcoming Committee's 2005 promotional compilation Take Penacilin Now.

Epitaph Records, the band's current label, rereleased Left and Leaving (along with Fallow) in 2007.[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by John K. Samson; all music is composed by John K. Samson, Jason Tait, John P. Sutton, Stephen Carroll

No.TitleLength
1."Everything Must Go!"4:35
2."Aside"3:21
3."Watermark"2:38
4."Pamphleteer"5:16
5."This Is a Fire Door, Never Leave Open"5:07
6."Without Mythologies"3:12
7."Left and Leaving"4:45
8."Elegy for Elsabet"6:20
9."History to the Defeated"3:55
10."Exiles Among You"5:11
11."My Favourite Chords"4:27
12."Slips and Tangles"3:00

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: The Weakerthans". Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. Eccleston, Sam (25 July 2000). "Left and Leaving Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  4. Hart, Jeremy. "Left and Leaving Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  5. PJ (22 September 2001). "Left and Leaving Review". Punknews.org. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  6. "Epitaph to re-release Weakerthans records". Punktastic. 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2018-07-06.

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