Sandbox was a Canadian

Canadian rock

Canadian rock describes a wide and diverse variety of music produced by Canadians, beginning with American style rock 'n' roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern popular music called rock...

 alternative rock band, originally from Pictou County

Pictou County, Nova Scotia

Pictou County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It was established in 1835, and was formerly a part of Halifax County from 1759 to 1835. It had a population of 46,513 people in 2006, which represents a decline of 6.3 percent from 1991. It is the sixth most populous county in Nova...

, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

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. The band consisted of Paul Murray on vocals, Mike Smith

Mike Smith (actor)

Mike Smith is a Canadian actor and musician, most famous for playing Bubbles on Trailer Park Boys.-Personal life:...

 and Jason Archibald on guitar, Scott MacFarlane on bass and Troy Shanks on drums. Paul Murray is a nephew of singer Anne Murray

Anne Murray

Morna Anne Murray CC, ONS is a Canadian singer in pop, country and adult contemporary styles whose albums have sold over 54 million copies....

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Their most well known single is "Curious", from their debut album Bionic.

Following the dissolution of the band, guitarist Mike Smith

Mike Smith (actor)

Mike Smith is a Canadian actor and musician, most famous for playing Bubbles on Trailer Park Boys.-Personal life:...

 went on to play Bubbles, a popular character in the Canadian cult hit television series Trailer Park Boys

Trailer Park Boys

Trailer Park Boys is a Canadian comedy mockumentary television series created and directed by Mike Clattenburg that focuses on the misadventures of a group of trailer park residents, some of whom are ex-convicts, living in the fictional Sunnyvale Trailer Park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The...

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They were nominated for Best New Group at the Juno Awards of 1996

Juno Awards of 1996

The Juno Awards of 1996, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 10 March 1996 in Hamilton, Ontario at a ceremony in the Copps Coliseum...

. They also won three East Coast Music Awards.

Discography

• Maskman (1993)
• Bionic (1995)
• A Murder in the Glee Club
  A Murder in the Glee Club
  A Murder in the Glee Club is the second release by now-defunct Halifax, Nova Scotia rock group Sandbox. It was released in November 1997. It is a concept album revolving around the storyline of a murderer haunted by his actions...
  
  (1997)