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.
Snowblink | |
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Years active | 1988-present |
| Labels | Out of This Spark Arts & Crafts Fire Records |
| Members | Daniela Gesundheit Dan Goldman |
| Website | http://snowblinksays.com/ |
History
editAn 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
edit- Interim at Afton Villa (2005)
- My Oh My Avalanche (2006)
- Long Live (2008, rereleased in 2011)
- Inner Classics (2012)
- Returning Current (2016)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Snowblink Unveil 'Inner Classics' LP, Share New Tracks". Exclaim!, June 27, 2012.
- ^ "Snowblink's Returning Current avoids all the breakup album cliches". NOW Toronto, by Carla Gillis, September 21, 2016
- ^ "Exotic Nova Scotia: Park Life" Archived 2013-07-08 at archive.today. National Post, March 12, 2012.
- ^ "The Hidden Cameras Release 7-Inch in Advance of 'Age' LP". Exclaim!, July 4, 2013.
- ^ "Snowblink explores love and loss in 'Returning Current'". CBC Radio. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ Kennedy Enns. "New Snowblink album ‘Returning Current’ navigates the waters, in both sunshine and starlight". BeatRoute, 13 September 2016
- ^ Dreaming with Snowblink, retrieved 2016-10-15
- ^ "Snowblink and Feist ponder the wonder of the new on "How Now"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ "Snowblink offers peeks into singer's subconscious". Georgia Straight, by Alexander Varty on September 22nd, 2016
- ^ " Review – “Returning Current” – Snowblink". Greypoint Owl, Michael Thomas, September 14, 2016
- ^ "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.