The Weakerthans are in a happy place these days.

Though they're almost completely ignored by mainstream radio, the melodic indie rock foursome -- who call both Winnipeg and Toronto home -- still manage to sell out shows on a regular basis. They recently released their best album to date, Reconstruction Site, through uber-indie label Epitaph Records.

"I'm grateful for everything we've done so far," says bassist John Sutton down the line from his place in the T Dot.

"We just played a show in London, England for the first time a few weeks ago and it was crazy. There was a ton of energy, people were singing along and the show was sold out. We were very excited to see that ... Stuff like that happens all the time without the mainstream attention."

Sutton, 33, says the band is thrilled to have a licensing deal with Epitaph -- which has released albums by such alternative heavyweights as Offspring, Rancid, Pennywise and Bouncing Souls -- because they're able to retain owership of their work, something that is not always possible when signed to a major label.

"I have strong opinions about major labels and how they can treat music as nothing more than something to sell," says Sutton emphatically.

"They still disgust me. I'm very happy that we're not on a major label ... It might mean more work for us, but we're prepared to do the work. We're sitting around doing nothing most of the time when we're not on tour. We can at least pretend to be busy."

When The Weakerthans hit town on Sunday for a show at MacEwan Hall, fans can expect to hear old favourites from the band's first two recordings -- Fallow and Left and Leaving -- as well as newer tracks off the Ian Blurton-produced Reconstruction Site. It's a musically diverse offering, featuring clever lyrics, guitar-driven pop and even some country-influenced bits.

"I don't think we sit around and really think about (our sound)," says Sutton. "We all have very diverse musical tastes. Just spend a couple of hours with us in a van and we'll play everything from hardcore to '70s soft rock.

"We're all over the place and we enjoy so many different things that we really don't know what to expect when we're writing. It just comes out the way it does."