In February 2009, the band participated in Barenaked Ladies ‘ annual Ships and Dip cruise. In a subsequent interview with Canwest News Service , Samson clarified that the band would be taking some downtime over the summer of 2009 before deciding when to start working on their next album. Shortly afterward, Samson announced a series of solo 7″ releases about Manitoba roads, which he planned to release over the next 18 months. The first, City Route 85 , was released on October 30, 2009, through Epitaph and ANTI- . After a second EP, Provincial Road 222 , in 2010, the project instead evolved into Samson’s first official solo album, Provincial .
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