Michael Feuerstack
Michael Feuerstack | |
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Michael Feuerstack | |
Background information | |
Also known as | Snailhouse |
Origin | Canada |
Genres | Indie rock, indie pop, lo-fi |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar, lapsteel |
Years active | 1994-present |
Associated acts | Wooden Stars, Bell Orchestre, The Luyas Islands, Kepler, The Olympic Symphonium, Hilotrons, Land of Talk, Paper Beat Scissors |
Website | Official website |
Michael Feuerstack is a Canadian indie rock musician, who has been associated with the bands Wooden Stars and Snailhouse.
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. Records from Snailhouse have been released on White Whale Records, Forward Music in Canada, Lunamoth, Rhythm of Sickness, Grand Theft Autumn, Unfamiliar Records and Scratch Recordings labels.
In 2012, Feuerstack announced that he was retiring the Snailhouse name, and would be releasing future music under his own name. His first album as Michael Feuerstack, Tambourine Death Bed, was officially released on May 7, 2013.[1] He followed up in 2014 with Singer Songer, an album which featured his songs being performed by other vocalists, including John K. Samson, Angela Desveaux, Jim Bryson, Bry Webb, Little Scream and Devon Sproule.[2]
He will release The Forgettable Truth in 2015.
Discography
as Snailhouse
- Fine (1994)
- The Radio Dances (1998)
- Fine (Re-released 1999)
- A New Tradition (2001)
- The Opposite Is Also True (2001)
- The Silence Show (2005)
- Lies on the Prize (2008)
- Monumental Moments (2010)
- Sentimental Gentleman (2011)
as Michael Feuerstack
- Tambourine Death Bed (2013)
- Singer Songer (2014)
- The Forgettable Truth (2015)
Compilations
- Friends in Bellwoods II (2009): "Don't Go Anywhere"
References
- ↑ "Michael Feuerstack Leaves His Snailhouse Alias Behind for 'Tambourine Death Bed'". Exclaim!, February 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Michael Feuerstack & Associates, 'Singer Songer'". Exclaim!, April 21, 2014.