Equator Records is an
independent record label
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established in 2006 in
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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, Canada. The music label was founded by Matt Drouin and Fuzz de Grandpre. Equator has released three albums, Islands' ''
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The Lovely Feathers
The Lovely Feathers are a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They have played the South by Southwest, Pop Montreal and North By Northeast festivals several times. Their albums reached the top of Canadian and American college r ...
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Hind Hind Legs'' and
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's second release, ''
Stay Under the Stars''. There is no connection between this label and the
Equator Records
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Artists
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The Lovely Feathers
The Lovely Feathers are a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They have played the South by Southwest, Pop Montreal and North By Northeast festivals several times. Their albums reached the top of Canadian and American college r ...
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Islands
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People
* Teitur Gestsson (born 1992), Faroese football player and goalkeeper
*Teitur Lassen (born 1977), a music ...
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Emily Haines
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See also
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List of record labels
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External links
Equator Records official websiteEquator Records' Myspace pageIslands official websiteIslands' Myspace page
Record labels established in 2006
Canadian independent record labels
Indie rock record labels
Companies based in Montreal
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