The Weather Station
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The Weather Station is a Canadian folk music band fronted by Tamara Lindeman, formed in 2006. Tamara Lindeman was born in Ontario in 1984, and started in acting before forming her band. The band's debut album 'The Line' was released in 2009. Their second album, 'All of It Was Mine,' made in collaboration with Daniel Romano, was released in 2011. Lindeman was a nominee for the 2013 SOCAN Songwriting Prize for The Weather Station's song 'Mule in the Flowers,' co-written with Steve Lambke. The band's fifth album 'Ignorance' was released worldwide on Fat Possum Records on 5 February 2021 and was shortlisted for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize and nominated for a 2022 Juno Award. 'Ignorance' was named Best New Music (Pitchfork), and landed in year-end Top 10 lists from The New Yorker (#1), Spin, New York Times, Uncut, Pitchfork, The Guardian, and many others. On March 4, 2022, the band released their sixth album, 'How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars,' which consists of ten songs written simultaneously with those on 'Ignorance' but deemed too dissimilar to be included on that album. As of 2022 the lineup includes Lindeman (lead vocals, piano), Ben Whiteley (bass), Johnny Spence (keyboards), Will Kidman (guitar), Christine Bougie (guitar), Karen Ng (saxophone, clarinet), Evan Cartwright (drums), and Kieran Adams (drums).