Fresh Snow Explained

Fresh Snow are a Canadian instrumental post-rock band from Toronto, Ontario.^[1] They are most noted for their 2013 album I, which was a longlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.^[2]

Formed in 2010, the band consists of guitarist and keyboardist Tim Condon, bassist and keyboardist Andy Lloyd, guitarist Brad Davis and drummer Jon Maki.^[3] They first united to play a show at Duffy's Tavern in Toronto; the following year they released their first recording, a 7" split single with METZ.^[3] Strongly influenced by krautrock,^[4] the band took their name from Neu!'s song "Neuschnee 78".

They released I in 2013,^[5] and followed up with the EP WON in 2015^[6] and their second full-length album ONE in 2016.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Carla Gillis, "Toronto’s Fresh Snow delivered another teeth-rattler of a show". Now, March 23, 2017.
2. Alex Hudson, "Polaris Music Prize Reveals 2014 Long List". Exclaim!, June 19, 2014.
3. Talia Wooldridge, "Fresh Snow: Willfully Noisy and Loud". The Spill Magazine, September 22, 2016.
4. Jordan Darville, "Fresh Snow’s “I Can’t Die” Is Eternally Menacing Krautrock". The Fader, August 30, 2016.
5. Carla Gillis, "Fresh Snow: I". Now, August 15, 2013.
6. Tom Beedham, "Fresh Snow: Won". Exclaim!, September 15, 2015.
7. Peter Ellman, "Fresh Snow: One". Exclaim!, September 7, 2016.