Fresh Snow are a

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instrumental

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band from

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. They are most noted for their 2013 album ''I'', which was a longlisted nominee for the

2014 Polaris Music Prize The 2014 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 22, 2014, at The Carlu event theatre in Toronto, Ontario.Brad Wheeler"Long list for the Polaris Prize is diverse, but not all-inclusive" ''The Globe and Mail'', June 20 ...

. Formed in 2010, the band consists of guitarist and keyboardist Tim Condon, bassist and keyboardist Andy Lloyd, guitarist Brad Davis and drummer Jon Maki.Talia Wooldridge
"Fresh Snow: Willfully Noisy and Loud"
''The Spill Magazine'', September 22, 2016. They first united to play a show at Duffy's Tavern in Toronto; the following year they released their first recording, a 7" split single with

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. Strongly influenced by

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, the band took their name from

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's song "Neuschnee 78". They released ''I'' in 2013, and followed up with the EP ''WON'' in 2015 and their second full-length album ''ONE'' in 2016.Peter Ellman
"Fresh Snow: One"
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'', September 7, 2016.

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