Snowblink

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Snowblink
OriginToronto, Ontario
GenresIndie pop
Years active1988-present
LabelsOut of This Spark
Arts & Crafts
Fire Records
MembersDaniela Gesundheit
Dan Goldman
Websitehttp://snowblinksays.com/

Snowblink is an indie pop band based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] Snowblink is now a duo of singer/songwriter Daniela Gesundheit and multi-instrumentalist Dan Goldman.[2] The band has opened for Feist, Jeff Tweedy, Owen Pallett, Timber Timbre, Ohbijou, Great Lake Swimmers and The Hidden Cameras.

History

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An earlier version of Snowblink began in Sherman Oaks, California, Gesundheit's hometown, before she moved to Toronto in 2008.[1]

Gesundheit and Goldman released three albums independently before signing to Out of This Spark in Canada and Fire Records internationally in 2010; the two labels jointly reissued the band's 2008 album Long Live in 2011. The album Inner Classics followed in 2012 on Arts & Crafts.[1]

Gesundheit also participated in the 2011 documentary film series National Parks Project, visiting Cape Breton Highlands National Park with Tony Dekker, Old Man Luedecke and filmmaker Keith Behrman.[3] In 2013, the band collaborated with The Hidden Cameras on a cover of Duran Duran's "The Chauffeur" for the compilation album Arts & Crafts: X.[4]

In 2016, Snowblink released Returning Current,[5][6] drawing from Gesundheit's interest in the ocean and her familiarity with cantorial and Indian religious music.[7] The band collaborated with Feist on the track 'How Now'.[8] The album features drumming by Phil Melanson and production by Robbie Lackritz’, and reviews were generally positive.[9][10]

In 2018, Snowblink contributed the song "Outdoor Hotel" to the compilation album The Al Purdy Songbook.[11]

Discography

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  • Interim at Afton Villa (2005)
  • My Oh My Avalanche (2006)
  • Long Live (2008, rereleased in 2011)
  • Inner Classics (2012)
  • Returning Current (2016)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Snowblink Unveil 'Inner Classics' LP, Share New Tracks". Exclaim!, June 27, 2012.
  2. ^ "Snowblink's Returning Current avoids all the breakup album cliches". NOW Toronto, by Carla Gillis, September 21, 2016
  3. ^ "Exotic Nova Scotia: Park Life" . National Post, March 12, 2012.
  4. ^ "The Hidden Cameras Release 7-Inch in Advance of 'Age' LP". Exclaim!, July 4, 2013.
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  6. ^ Kennedy Enns. "New Snowblink album ‘Returning Current’ navigates the waters, in both sunshine and starlight". BeatRoute, 13 September 2016
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  9. ^ "Snowblink offers peeks into singer's subconscious". Georgia Straight, by Alexander Varty on September 22nd, 2016
  10. ^ " Review – “Returning Current” – Snowblink". Greypoint Owl, Michael Thomas, September 14, 2016
  11. ^ "Canadian poet Al Purdy inspires songs by Jason Collett, Sarah Harmer and more" Archived 2019-02-03 at the Wayback Machine. Now, January 22, 2019.

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