Les Chemins de verre is the fourth studio album by Québec indie rock group Karkwa. The album's title literally translates as "The Glass Pathways" or "The Glass Roads", although it is also a pun on the French language phrase chemins de fer, or "railroads".
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| Released | March 30, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Indie Rock | |||
| Length | 46:41 | |||
| Label | Audiogram | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Bande à part | (9.4/10)[1] |
The entire album was written and recorded over the span of 21 days.[2]
The album won the 2010 Polaris Music Prize, making Karkwa the first francophone band to win the award.[3] The album subsequently also won the Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards.
The album has received a gold certification by Music Canada, selling 40,000 copies as of December 8, 2011.[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Le Pyromane" | 4:09 |
| 2. | "L'acouphène" | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Moi-Léger" | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Marie tu pleures" | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Le bon sens" | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Les Chemins de verre" | 3:20 |
| 7. | "Dors dans mon sang" | 4:45 |
| 8. | "La piqûre" | 5:02 |
| 9. | "Les enfants de Beyrouth" | 3:48 |
| 10. | "Au-dessus de la tête de Lilijune" | 1:34 |
| 11. | "28 jours" | 4:53 |
| 12. | "Le vrai bonheur" | 5:27 |
References
edit- ^ Bande à part review
- ^ Rodriguez, Juan (March 28, 2010). "Thinking on their feet: Karkwa's new album is the result of a courageous move on the band's part: Going into the studio each day with a few basic tracks and ending it with a new song Archived 2012-06-14 at the Wayback Machine", The Gazette. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ Harper, Kate (2010-09-20). "Karkwa Win The 2010 Polaris Music Prize". CHARTattack. Archived from the original on 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Gold and Platinum Search". Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
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