Heavy Blinkers

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The Heavy Blinkers
Origin Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Genres Indie pop
Years active1998 (1998)–2013 (2013)
LabelsSelf released
MembersJason Michael MacIsaac, David Christensen, Jenn Grant, Adam Fine, Ellen Gibling, Melanie Stone, Stewart Legere, Warda Limaye
Past membersTrevor Forbes, Sandy Gribbin, Andrew Watt, Ruth Minnikin, Greg Fry

The Heavy Blinkers were a Canadian orchestrated-pop music group, from Halifax, Nova Scotia. [1] Their music is influenced by Brian Wilson, [2] Serge Gainsbourg, Ennio Morricone, Paul McCartney, and Harry Nilsson. They released six studio albums from 1998 to 2013.

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History

The Heavy Blinkers were formed in 1998. Original members included Andrew Watt, singer Ruth Minnikin, [3] and singer/songwriter Jason MacIsaac.

In 2000, the band released a self-titled EP. [4] [2] The style of the music has been compared to Brian Wilson's Smile project. [5] The band released five albums, including 2004's The Night and I Are Still So Young. [6] Their songs are published through Nettwerk Publishing. In January 2008, Watt and Minnikin left the band, leaving MacIsaac as the only remaining original member.

In 2013, the Heavy Blinkers released their 16-song album, Health. [7] In 2014, the band was nominated for an East Coast Music Award for Pop Recording of the Year. [8]

Discography

Contributions

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References

  1. ↑ Stanton Swihart. "The Heavy Blinkers; Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  2. 1 2 "The Heavy Blinkers Heavy Blinkers". Exclaim!, By Michael Edwards. Jun 01, 2000
  3. ↑ "Keys to Obscurity". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC: 72–. August 2009. ISSN   0886-3032.
  4. ↑ Domenic Priore; Brian Wilson; Van Dyke Parks (7 March 2005). Smile: The Story of Brian Wilson's Lost Masterpiece. Omnibus Press. pp. 189–. ISBN   978-1-78323-198-0.
  5. ↑ Brian Chidester; Domenic Priore (2008). Pop Surf Culture: Music, Design, Film, and Fashion from the Bohemian Surf Boom. Santa Monica Press. pp. number not visible. ISBN   978-1-59580-035-0.
  6. ↑ "The Heavy Blinkers The Night and I Are Still So Young". Exclaim!, By Scott Reid Mar 01, 2004
  7. 1 2 Sendra, Tim. "The Heavy Blinkers Health". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  8. ↑ "Heavy Blinkers receive ECMA nod" Archived 2017-10-05 at the Wayback Machine . Global News, Feb 19, 2014
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