Snailhouse
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Snailhouse is the pseudonym of the Canadian
indie rock
artist Mike Feuerstack. Feuerstack is also the guitarist of indie rock band Wooden Stars
. Snailhouse is essentially a solo project with multiple contributing artists, including Julie Doiron
of Eric's Trip
, with production work by Jeremy Gara
of The Arcade Fire
. His most recent full-length, Sentimental Gentleman was released in April 2011 by Mi Amante in Europe and in May 2011 by White Whale Records/Forward Music in Canada. Records from Snailhouse have previously been released on the Lunamoth, Rhythm of Sickness, Grand Theft Autumn, Unfamiliar Records and Scratch Recordings labels.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
artist Mike Feuerstack. Feuerstack is also the guitarist of indie rock band Wooden Stars
Wooden Stars
Wooden Stars are a Canadian indie rock band formed in the 1990s. The band, from Ottawa, consists of vocalist and guitarist Julien Beillard, guitarist Mike Feuerstack, bassists Josh Latour and Mathieu Beillard, and drummer Andrew McCormack.-Style:...
. Snailhouse is essentially a solo project with multiple contributing artists, including Julie Doiron
Julie Doiron
Julie Doiron is an award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter of Acadian heritage.-Background:Doiron started playing guitar in Eric's Trip at the age of eighteen, having joined the band at the insistence of her then-boyfriend, Rick White, also of Eric's Trip...
of Eric's Trip
Eric's Trip
Eric's Trip is a Canadian indie rock band from Moncton, New Brunswick. Eric's Trip achieved prominence as the first Canadian band to be signed to Seattle's flagship grunge label Sub Pop in the early 1990s...
, with production work by Jeremy Gara
Jeremy Gara
Jeremy Gara is a Canadian drummer originally from Ottawa, Ontario. He currently plays with successful indie rock band Arcade Fire. He has played in many other bands in the past, including "slow-core" band Kepler and math rock band Weights and Measures. He also had a part in the self-titled album...
of The Arcade Fire
The Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire is an indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It consists of the husband and wife duo of Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, along with Will Butler, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury, Jeremy Gara, and Sarah Neufeld. William Butler and Régine Chassagne attended McGill University,...
. His most recent full-length, Sentimental Gentleman was released in April 2011 by Mi Amante in Europe and in May 2011 by White Whale Records/Forward Music in Canada. Records from Snailhouse have previously been released on the Lunamoth, Rhythm of Sickness, Grand Theft Autumn, Unfamiliar Records and Scratch Recordings labels.
Discography
- FineFine (album)Fine is an album by the artist Snailhouse. It was released in 1994 on the Lunamoth label, and is distributed by Scratch Records.The album was re-released in 1999 on the label Grand Theft Autumn, with new cover art.-Track listing:#"Preface"...
(1994) - The Radio DancesThe Radio DancesThe Radio Dances is an album by the artist Snailhouse. It was released in 1998 on Rhythm of Sickness Records, and is distributed by Scratch Records.-Track listing:#Have A Good Time#Plans#Look What I've Done#Accidental Seabirds...
(1998) - Fine (Re-released 1999)
- A New TraditionA New TraditionA New Tradition is an EP by the artist Snailhouse. It was released in 2001 on the label The Snailhouse Institute For The Recording Arts, and is distributed by Scratch Records...
(2001) - The Opposite Is Also TrueThe Opposite is Also TrueThe Opposite is Also True is an album by the artist Snailhouse. It was released in 2001 on the label The Snailhouse Institute For The Recording Arts, and is distributed by Scratch Records. It was recorded and between 2000 and 2001, at Little Bullhorn Productions in Ottawa. It was mastered at SNB...
(2001) - The Silence ShowThe Silence ShowThe Silence Show is an album by the artist Snailhouse. It was released in 2005 on the Scratch Recordings label.-Track listing:#The Silence Show#Birds And Bees#Makeshift Family#Don't Blame Me#God Created Monsters#Out In The Sun#Thirty-Three#Mermaids...
(2005) - Lies on the PrizeLies on the PrizeLies on the Prize is the fifth album by Canadian indie rock artist Snailhouse. It was released in July 2008 on the Unfamiliar Records label.-Award nominations:On June 15, 2009, Lies on the Prize was longlisted for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize....
(2008) - Monumental Moments (2010)
- Sentimental Gentleman (2011)