City Route 85

For roads of a similar name, see Route 85.

City Route 85
EP by John K. Samson
Released	October 30, 2009
Recorded	2009
Genre	Acoustic
Label	ANTI-, Epitaph, Grand Hotel van Cleef
John K. Samson chronology
Little Pictures (1995) City Route 85 (2009) Provincial Road 222 (2010)

City Route 85 is a solo EP by John K. Samson of The Weakerthans, released October 30, 2009 on Grand Hotel van Cleef in Europe, and November 3, 2009 on ANTI-/Epitaph in North America.^[1] 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 roads in his home province of Manitoba.

Winnipeg's Route 85 is also known by the street name Portage Avenue.

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

Track listing

1. "Heart of the Continent"
2. "Grace General"
3. "Cruise Night"

References

1. "The Weakerthans' John K. Samson Reveals New Seven-Inches Series in Honour of Manitoba Roads". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2009-09-21.