Whilst it is not officially out until 25 September, the new Weakerthans album is out there and yes I did go get it (although I do also have it on pre-order in hard-copy CD from Amazon). Four years since the band's third - and best album - Reconstruction Site , so the new album has been a long time coming. Thankfully, I can tell you, it is worth the wait. True, it is not as good a RS, but it is still pretty damn good, and John Samson's lyrics continue to amuse and challenge - not many albums where Curling (one of the few sports us Scots are any good at) and Ice Hockey both get songs ( Tournament of Hearts , and Elegy for Gump Worsley ); that you get songs from the perspective of a Bus Driver ( Civil Twilight ) and a Cat ( Virtute the Cat Explains Her Departure ). The latter a fine companion piece to Plea From A Cat Named Virtute from the RS album. What's more Civil Twilight, Sun in an Empty Room and (current single) Night Windows could all be hits [ok, so not likely in t...