After spending most of the summer playing outdoor music festivals across Canada, Toronto’s instrumental collective The Hylozoists are ready to hit to road again, in an effort to bring their special brand of orchestral-pop to the masses. The Hylozoists are starting things off in London this Saturday, September 22nd at the LOLA Festival before heading off for a proper tour with The Besnard Lakes, beginning in Vancouver on September 27th.

The Hylozoists recently re-released their critically acclaimed and long out of print debut,…

The Hylozoists’ critically acclaimed, and long out of print debut, La Nouvelle Gauche, has been repackaged with 2 previously unreleased songs in digipak format. The album will be in stores in Canada in coming weeks, but in the meantime you can buy it now at eMusic!

Tracklisting:
01. The Hylozoists
03. The People is Never Corrupt
05. The Crippled Giant
06. The Iron Chef
07. Details @ Five
08. Red Bird Wishes
10. Permeability
 11. Reprise

The music of Toronto-based instrumental band The Hylozoists lends itself well to lofty analogies: one listener might liken it to a soundtrack in search of an arthouse film, another might find it ideal accompaniment for a macabre carnival carousel, or perhaps if Fellini and Leone had started a circus, their organ grinders would have churned out music akin what you will hear on The Hylozoists long-awaited sophomore album La Fin Du Monde.

Formed in Seabright, Nova Scotia by musician / engineer / producer…