The Heavy Blinkers were a Canadian orchestrated-pop music group, from
Halifax,
Nova Scotia.
Their music is influenced by
Brian Wilson
Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. Often called a genius for his novel approaches to pop composition, extraordinary musical aptitude, and m ...
,
["The Heavy Blinkers Heavy Blinkers"]
''Exclaim!'', By Michael Edwards. Jun 01, 2000 Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg (; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, actor, author and filmmaker. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provoca ...
,
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone (; 10 November 19286 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpeter who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as more than 100 classica ...
,
Paul McCartney and
Harry Nilsson. They released six studio albums from 1998 to 2013.
History
The Heavy Blinkers were formed in 1998. Original members included Andrew Watt, singer Ruth Minnikin,
and singer/songwriter Jason MacIsaac.
In 2000 the band released a self-titled
EP.
The style of the music has been compared to Brian Wilson's ''Smile'' project.
The band released five
albums, including 2004's ''The Night and I Are Still So Young''. 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''.
In 2014 the band was nominated for an East Coast Music Award for Pop Recording of the Year.
"Heavy Blinkers receive ECMA nod"
''Global News'', Feb 19, 2014
Discography
*''Hooray For Everything'' (Canada: Pleasant Street; 1998)
*''Heavy Blinkers'' (Canada: Brobdingnagan Records; 2000)
*''Better Weather'' (Canada: Brobdingnagian Records; 2002)
*''The Night and I Are Still So Young'' (Canada: Endearing Records
Endearing Records is a Canadian independent record label established in 1994, now based in Vancouver, British Columbia, originally based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Endearing Records has released many albums by Canadian indie artists since the ...
; US: Cooking Vinyl
Cooking Vinyl is a British independent record label, based in Acton, London, England, founded in 1986 by former manager and booking agent Martin Goldschmidt and business partner Pete Lawrence. Goldschmidt remains the current owner and chairman ...
; 2005)
* ''International Pop Exchange'' (split with Orwell) - EP (Endearing Records; 2005)
* '' Health'' (self released; 2013)
Contributions
*'' Touch & Go'' (a Canadian film, provided the score) (2003)
*'' Lynne Me Your Ears'' (2002) – "You Took My Breath Away"
*''Papa Nez: A Tribute to Michael Nesmith'' (2002) – "Magic"
*'' G-Spot'' (Canadian TV series) (2005) – "Silver Crown"
*''Robson Arms
''Robson Arms'' is a Canadian television series that began airing on CTV on June 17, 2005 and ended on June 30, 2008. ''Robson Arms'' is a co-production between Vancouver-based Omni Film Productions Limited and Halifax's Creative Atlantic Commu ...
'' (Canadian TV series) (2005) – "Filtered Light"
See also
* Music of Nova Scotia
*List of bands from Canada
This is a list of bands from Canada. Only bands appear here; individual musicians are listed at list of Canadian musicians.
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References
External links
Heavy Blinkers official website
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Musical groups established in 1998
Musical groups disestablished in 2013
Musical groups from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canadian indie pop groups
1998 establishments in Nova Scotia
2013 disestablishments in Canada