{{short description|Canadian indie rock musician|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Redirect|Snailhouse|the Chinese television series|Dwelling Narrowness}} {{Infobox musical artist |name = Michael Feuerstack |image = Snailhouse.jpg |caption = Michael Feuerstack |landscape = no |background = solo_singer |alias = Snailhouse |origin = Canada |instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|lapsteel}} |genre = {{hlist|Indie rock|indie pop|lo-fi}} |years_active = 1994-present |label = |associated_acts = Wooden Stars, Bell Orchestre, The Luyas Islands, Kepler, The Olympic Symphonium, Hilotrons, Land of Talk, Paper Beat Scissors |website = {{official website|http://michaelfeuerstack.com/site/}} }}

'''Michael Feuerstack''' is a Canadian indie rock musician, who has been associated with the bands Wooden Stars and '''Snailhouse'''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Julien |first=Alexandre |author-link=Alexander Julien |date=January 14, 2010 |title=Winter Records & Rhythm of Sickness Records Interview |url=http://www.abridgedpause.com/winterrecords-rhythmofsicknessrecords |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120042933/http://www.abridgedpause.com/winterrecords-rhythmofsicknessrecords |archive-date=November 20, 2019 |access-date=September 6, 2020 |website=Abridged Pause Blog |language=en-US}}</ref>

Snailhouse was 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.<ref>[http://exclaim.ca/News/michael_feuerstack_leaves_his_snailhouse_alias_behind_for_tambourine_death_bed "Michael Feuerstack Leaves His Snailhouse Alias Behind for 'Tambourine Death Bed'"]. ''Exclaim!'', February 27, 2013.</ref> 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.<ref>[http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/michael_feuerstack_associates-singer_songer_album_stream "Michael Feuerstack & Associates, 'Singer Songer'"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423073312/http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/michael_feuerstack_associates-singer_songer_album_stream |date=2014-04-23 }}. ''Exclaim!'', April 21, 2014.</ref>

He released the album ''The Forgettable Truth'' in 2015,<ref>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/michael_feuerstack-forgettable_truth "Michael Feuerstack: The Forgettable Truth"]. ''Exclaim!'', February 18. 2015.</ref> and followed up with ''Natural Weather'' in 2018.<ref>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/michael_feuerstack-natural_weather "Michael Feuerstack: Natural Weather"]. ''Exclaim!'', May 23, 2018.</ref>

==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) *''Natural Weather'' (2018) *''Harmonize the Moon'' (2021) *''Translations'' (2022) *''Eternity Mongers'' (2024)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/michael_feuerstack_returns_with_new_album_eternity_mongers|title=Michael Feuerstack Returns with New Album 'Eternity Mongers'|last=Slingerland|first=Calum|date=January 9, 2024|magazine=Exclaim!|accessdate=March 8, 2024}}</ref>

===Compilations=== * ''Friends in Bellwoods II'' (2009): "Don't Go Anywhere"

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==External links== *{{official website|http://michaelfeuerstack.com/site/}}

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