''City Route 85'' is a solo EP by John K. Samson of

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, released October 30, 2009 on

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in Europe, and November 3, 2009 on ANTI-/

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in North America. 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

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s in his home province of

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's Route 85 is also known by the street name

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

Track listing

# "Heart of the Continent" # "Grace General" # "Cruise Night"

References

2009 EPs John K. Samson albums Anti- (record label) albums Epitaph Records EPs {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub