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Heavy Blinkers

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Genres
  
Indie pop

Genre
  
Indie pop

Members
  
Jenn Grant, Ruth Minnikin

Years active
  
1998 (1998)–present

Origin
  
Halifax, Canada (1998)

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Associated acts
  
Hylozoists, Jenn Grant, Hopeful Monster, Brent Randall, Johnny Favourite Swing Orchestra

Past members
  
Trevor Forbes, Sandy Gribbin, Andrew Watt, Ruth Minnikin, Greg Fry

Albums
  
Better Weather, Health, The Night and I Are Still So Young, The Heavy Blinkers, Intercontinental Pop Exchange No.3

Record labels
  
Zunior, Endearing Records, Brobdingnagian Records

Similar
  
The Guthries, The Hylozoists, Dale Murray, Rosemary & Garlic, Matthew Fowler

Profiles

The Heavy Blinkers are a Canadian orchestrated-pop music group, formed in 1998 in Halifax. They cite Brian Wilson, Serge Gainsbourg, Ennio Morricone, Paul McCartney and Harry Nilsson as influences. Since 1998, the Heavy Blinkers have released five albums and an EP. Their songs are published through Nettwerk Publishing. In January 2008, two founding members, Andrew Watt and Ruth Minnikin, left the band, leaving main songwriter Jason MacIsaac as their only remaining original member.

Contents

In 2013, the Heavy Blinkers released their 16 song album, Health.

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; US: Cooking Vinyl; 2005)
  • International Pop Exchange (split with Orwell) - EP (Endearing Records; 2005)
  • Health (self released; 2013)
  • Contributions

  • Touch and Go (Canadian film, provided the score)
  • 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 (Canadian TV series) (2005) – "Filtered Light"
  • Songs

    Try Telling That to My BabyThe Night and I Are Still So Young · 2004
    The Night and I Are Still So YoungThe Night and I Are Still So Young · 2004
    He Heard His SongThe Night and I Are Still So Young · 2004

    References

    Heavy Blinkers Wikipedia