''Les Chemins de verre'' is the fourth
studio album
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by Canadian indie rock group
Karkwa
Karkwa is an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed in 1998.
History
Formed in 1998, the group consists of vocalist and guitarist Louis-Jean Cormier, keyboardist François Lafontaine, bass guitarist Martin Lamontagne, percussionist ...
. 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 "
railroad
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s".
The entire album was written and recorded over the span of 21 days.
The album won the
2010 Polaris Music Prize
The 2010 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 20, 2010.[Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year The Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year is an annual award presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) for the best French-language album in Canada
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at the
2011 Juno Awards.
The album has received a gold certification by
Music Canada
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, selling 40,000 copies as of December 8, 2011.
Track listing
References
2010 albums
Karkwa albums
Polaris Music Prize-winning albums
Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year albums
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