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| name = The Heavy Blinkers | background = group_or_band | origin = Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | genre = Indie pop | years_active = {{start date|1998}}–present | label = Self released | associated_acts = Hylozoists, Jenn Grant, Hopeful Monster, Brent Randall, Johnny Favourite Swing Orchestra | current_members = Jason Michael MacIsaac, David Christensen, Jenn Grant, Adam Fine, Ellen Gibling, Melanie Stone, Stewart Legere, Warda Limaye | past_members = Trevor Forbes, Sandy Gribbin, Andrew Watt, Ruth Minnikin, Greg Fry }} The Heavy Blinkers are a Canadian orchestrated-pop music group, from Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1] Their music hs been influenced by Brian Wilson,[2] Serge Gainsbourg, Ennio Morricone, Paul McCartney and Harry Nilsson. HistoryThe Heavy Blinkers were formed in 1998. Original members included Andrew Watt, singer Ruth Minnikin,[3] and singer/songwriter Jason MacIsaac. In 2000 the band released a self-titled EP.[4][2] The style of the music has been compared to Brian Wilson's Smile project.[5] The band released five albums, including 2004's The Night and I Are Still So Young.[6] Their songs are published through Nettwerk Publishing. In January 2008, Watt and Minnikin left the band, leaving MacIsaac as the only remaining original member. In 2013, the Heavy Blinkers released their 16-song album, Health.[7] In 2014 the band was nominated for an East Coast Music Award for Pop Recording of the Year.[8] Discography
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References1. ^{{cite web|author=Stanton Swihart |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-heavy-blinkers-mn0000083949/biography |title=The Heavy Blinkers; Biography |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2013-07-24}} 2. ^1 "The Heavy Blinkers Heavy Blinkers". Exclaim!, By Michael Edwards. Jun 01, 2000 3. ^{{cite journal|title=Keys to Obscurity|work=SPIN|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xGaz0_gZPzIC&pg=PA72|date=August 2009|publisher=SPIN Media LLC|pages=72–|issn=0886-3032}} 4. ^{{cite book|author1=Domenic Priore|author2=Brian Wilson|author3=Van Dyke Parks|title=Smile: The Story of Brian Wilson's Lost Masterpiece|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b-fjAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT189|date=7 March 2005|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=978-1-78323-198-0|pages=189–}} 5. ^{{cite book|author1=Brian Chidester|author2=Domenic Priore|title=Pop Surf Culture: Music, Design, Film, and Fashion from the Bohemian Surf Boom|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MSFaAAAAYAAJ|year=2008|publisher=Santa Monica Press|isbn=978-1-59580-035-0|pages=number not visible}} 6. ^"The Heavy Blinkers The Night and I Are Still So Young". Exclaim!, By Scott Reid Mar 01, 2004 7. ^1 {{cite web|last=Sendra |first=Tim |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/health-mw0002563007 |title= The Heavy Blinkers Health |publisher=Allmusic.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-24}} 8. ^"Heavy Blinkers receive ECMA nod". Global News, Feb 19, 2014 External links
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