Snowblink

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

History

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

References
  1. "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" Archived 2013-07-08 at archive.today. National Post, March 12, 2012.
  4. "The Hidden Cameras Release 7-Inch in Advance of 'Age' LP". Exclaim!, July 4, 2013.
  5. "Snowblink explores love and loss in 'Returning Current'". CBC Radio. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  6. Kennedy Enns. "New Snowblink album ‘Returning Current’ navigates the waters, in both sunshine and starlight". BeatRoute, 13 September 2016
  7. Dreaming with Snowblink, retrieved 2016-10-15
  8. "Snowblink and Feist ponder the wonder of the new on "How Now"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  9. "Snowblink offers peeks into singer’s subconscious". Georgia Stright, 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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