Michael Feuerstack is a

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musician, who has been associated with the bands

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and Snailhouse. Snailhouse was essentially a solo project with multiple contributing artists, including

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, with production work by

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. Records from Snailhouse have been released on White Whale Records, Forward Music in Canada, Lunamoth, Rhythm of Sickness, Grand Theft Autumn, Unfamiliar Records and Scratch Recordings labels. In 2012, Feuerstack announced that he was retiring the Snailhouse name, and would be releasing future music under his own name. His first album as Michael Feuerstack, ''Tambourine Death Bed'', was officially released on May 7, 2013. He followed up in 2014 with ''Singer Songer'', an album which featured his songs being performed by other vocalists, including

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, Jim Bryson,

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and Devon Sproule. He released the album ''The Forgettable Truth'' in 2015, and followed up with ''Natural Weather'' in 2018."Michael Feuerstack: Natural Weather"
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'', May 23, 2018.

Discography

as Snailhouse

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'' (1994) *''

The Radio Dances ''The Radio Dances'' is an album by the artist Snailhouse Michael Feuerstack is a Canadian indie rock musician, who has been associated with the bands Wooden Stars and Snailhouse. Snailhouse was essentially a solo project with multiple cont ...

'' (1998) *''

'' (Re-released 1999) *''

A New Tradition A New Tradition is an Extended play, EP by the artist Snailhouse. It was released in 2001 on the label The Snailhouse Institute For The Recording Arts, and is distributed by Scratch Records. The bonus track features lead vocals by Doug Tielli. T ...

'' (2001) *''

The Opposite Is Also True ''The Opposite is Also True'' is an album by the artist Snailhouse. It was released in 2001 on the label The Snailhouse Institute For The Recording Arts, and was distributed by Scratch Records. It was recorded between 2000 and 2001 at Little Bul ...

'' (2001) *''The Silence Show'' (2005) *''

Lies on the Prize ''Lies on the Prize'' is the fifth album by Canadian indie rock artist Snailhouse. It was released in July 2008 on the Unfamiliar Records label. Award nominations On June 15, 2009, ''Lies on the Prize'' was longlisted for the 2009 Polaris Music ...

'' (2008) *''Monumental Moments'' (2010) *''Sentimental Gentleman'' (2011)

as Michael Feuerstack

*''Tambourine Death Bed'' (2013) *''Singer Songer'' (2014) *''The Forgettable Truth'' (2015) *''Natural Weather'' (2018) *''Harmonize the Moon'' (2021) *''Translations'' (2022)

Compilations

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Friends in Bellwoods II ''Friends in Bellwoods'' is a compilation album, released in 2009 by Out of This Spark as a benefit for Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank. The album is a sequel to the 2007 compilation ''Friends in Bellwoods''. Where the original album was, in par ...

'' (2009): "Don't Go Anywhere"

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Feuerstack, Mike Canadian indie rock musicians Canadian singer-songwriters Living people Canadian rock singers Islands (band) members Bell Orchestre members Year of birth missing (living people)