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  • Summary: The Weakerthans' lead singer releases his debut solo full-length album.

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  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
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  1. Paste Magazine
    Jan 24, 2012
    87
    Provincial is fully formed-far closer to a Weakerthans album--and with some different collaborators to add some new textures, especially chamber arrangements.
  2. All Music Guide
    Feb 17, 2012
    80
    Samson's words are the star of the show, and their ornate depictions of rural Canada, soft romantic devotion and computer programming make Provincial a quietly beautiful experience.
  3. PopMatters
    Feb 16, 2012
    60
    Samson doesn't break any new ground on Provincial; it's familiar stuff, warm and well-worn. That means it can be alternately immediate or unexciting, sometimes within the same song.

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