L'Île de Sept Villes

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L'Île de Sept Villes is the third album by the Toronto-based instrumental band Hylozoists. It is nominated for a Juno Award in 2010 for Instrumental Album of the Year. [1]

The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame are also inducted as part of the awards ceremonies.

The Juno Award for "Instrumental Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1976, as recognition each year for the best instrumental album in Canada. The award was originally called the "Instrumental Artist of the Year".

Track listing

  1. "The Possibility of an Island"
  2. "Bras d'Or Lakes"
  3. "The Island Of Seven Cities (FSR)"
  4. "Bubbles&Wheezy"
  5. "Dark Scene Waltz"
  6. "Your Band Doesn't Have The Legs I Thought It Would"
  7. "Parents Don't Let Your Children Grow up to Be Compressed"
  8. "The French Settle In"
  9. "Acadia Acadia"
  10. "Soixante-Sept"

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References

  1. Ladouceur, Liisa (March 3, 2010). "Meet The Juno Nominees: The Hylozoists Archived 2011-04-08 at the Wayback Machine .", Chartattack.com. Retrieved 2010-04-16.