- Heavy Blinkers
Infobox musical artist
Name = The Heavy Blinkers
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Halifax,Nova Scotia ,Canada Flagicon|CAN
Genre =Indie rock Orchestral pop
Occupation =
Years_active = 1998–present
Label = Endearing
Associated_acts =Hylozoists , Hopeful Monster,Jenn Grant ,Ruth Minnikin , Brent Randall
Current_members =Jason MacIsaac ,Greg Fry ,David Christensen ,Omar Ashour ,Chuck Blazevic
Past_members = Trevor Forbes, Sandy Gribbin, Andrew Watt, Ruth Minnikin, The Heavy Blinkers are an orchestrated-pop group based in Halifax,Nova Scotia ,Canada . Since 1998, the Heavy Blinkers have released four full-length albums, and an EP. They are currently working on their fifth album, "Health". "Health" is a double album and a loosely-basedconcept album , featuring guest appearances bySondre Lerche andThe High Llamas . Their songs are published throughNettwerk Publishing. In January 2008, two founding members Andrew Watt, and Ruth Minnikin left to pursue other ventures, leaving main-songwriter Jason MacIsaac as the only original member left in the group.:"At 34 minutes, "Better Weather" (album #3) may be short, but it's emotionally candid and spiritually vast, dealing with the weight of life itself." – UNCUT
:"For every triumphant Bacharach horn flourish there's sadder soft-pop reflection. With its mournful strings, "I Used to Be a Design" is tinged with the same melancholy as "Surf's Up", but the light always breaks through." – Mojo
:"The Heavy Blinkers" (album #2) is the best album of suite-like grandeur since the last Olivia Tremor Control record." – Magnet
:"The album goes beyond simple accomplishment, however, and into the realm of masterwork thanks to the production and pure genius arrangements. From beginning to end, The Heavy Blinkers is guileless delight. But more than that, it is a tour-de-force of unequalled pop excellence." – Rolling Stone.com
Members
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Jason MacIsaac
*David Christensen ofJohnny Favourite Swing Orchestra Discography
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Hooray For Everything " (Canada: Pleasant Street; 1998)
*"Self-titled/Heavy Blinkers " (Canada: Brobdingnagan Records; 2000)
*"Better Weather " (Canada: Brobdingnagian Records; 2002)
*"The Night and I Are Still So Young " (Canada:Endearing Records ; US: Cooking Vinyl, 2005)
*"Health" (January 2008)EP
* "International Pop Overthrow EP" (2005,
Endearing Records )Contributions
* [http://imdb.com/name/nm1934311 Touch and Go] Canadian film, provided the score
*"Lynne Me Your Ears " (2002) – "You Took My Breath Away"
*"" (2002) – "Magic"
*"G-Spot" (Canadian TV series) (2005) – "Silver Crown"
*"Robson Arms " (Canadian TV series) (2005) – "Filtered Light"Influences
Brian Wilson, Serge Gainsbourg, Ennio Morricone, Paul McCartney, Harry Nilsson
ee also
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Music of Nova Scotia
*List of bands from Canada External links
* [http://www.heavyblinkers.com Official site]
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* [http://www.endearing.com Record label site]
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