Stephen Carroll is a Canadian rock

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, and a member of the

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band

The Weakerthans The Weakerthans are an award-winning and Juno-nominated Canadian indie rock band from Winnipeg. The band, led by John K. Samson, has released four studio albums and is currently inactive. History The band was formed in 1997 in Winnipeg, Manito ...

. Originally a member of the punk rock band

Painted Thin Painted Thin was a Canadian hardcore punk band, formed in Winnipeg, and active from 1993 to 1999. The core of the band consisted of vocalist and guitarist Stephen Carroll and bassist and vocalist Paul Furgale, with a variety of guest musicians, i ...

, he appeared as a guest musician on the first Weakerthans album, ''

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'', and became a permanent member after Painted Thin broke up. He also appeared as a guest musician on Greg Graffin's solo album '' Cold as the Clay'', along with bandmates

Jason Tait Jason Tait is a Canadian musician from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is the drummer for the Canadian indie rock band The Weakerthans. Tait has also been a contributing member of Broken Social Scene and The FemBots. Career Tait played drums for the Pai ...

and Greg Smith. Alongside Brandon Reid ( The National), Carroll co-produced

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' full-length album ''Lost Art'', a pair of songs on

' ''The Original Mark EP'', which he also plays on. He was also featured on their 2007 release, ''Draw a Distance. Draw a Border.''

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External links

CBC Arts interview with Stephen Carroll
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