Snowblink is an

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band based in

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, Canada."Snowblink Unveil 'Inner Classics' LP, Share New Tracks"
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'', June 27, 2012. Snowblink is now a duo of singer/songwriter Daniela Gesundheit and multi-instrumentalist Dan Goldman. The band has opened for Feist,

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and

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History

An earlier version of Snowblink began in Sherman Oaks,

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, Gesundheit's hometown, before she moved to Toronto in 2008. Gesundheit and Goldman released three albums independently before signing to

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in Canada and

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internationally in 2010; the two labels jointly reissued the band's 2008 album ''Long Live'' in 2011. The album ''Inner Classics'' followed in 2012 on Arts & Crafts. Gesundheit also participated in the 2011 documentary film series ''

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with Tony Dekker,

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and filmmaker Keith Behrman. In 2013, the band collaborated with

on a cover of

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's " The Chauffeur" for the compilation album '' Arts & Crafts: X''.
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'', July 4, 2013. In 2016, Snowblink released ''Returning Current'', drawing from Gesundheit's interest in the ocean and her familiarity with cantorial and Indian religious music. The band collaborated with Feist on the track 'How Now'. The album features drumming by Phil Melanson and production by Robbie Lackritz’, and reviews were generally positive. In 2018, Snowblink contributed the song "Outdoor Hotel" to the compilation album ''

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'', January 22, 2019.

Discography

*''Interim at Afton Villa'' (2005) *''My Oh My Avalanche'' (2006) *''Long Live'' (2008, rereleased in 2011) *''Inner Classics'' (2012) *''Returning Current'' (2016)

References

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