Angine de Poitrine: The Mysterious Duo Taking the Music World by Storm
If you haven’t stumbled across Angine de Poitrine yet, you’re missing the most surreal spectacle in the music world right now. Think of them as the Canadian mystery that feels like a fever dream directed by David Cronenberg. For years, the anonymous Québécois duo operated in the shadows of the Great White North, but a single KEXP session last December at France’s Rennes Festival launched them into a different stratosphere.
They appear onstage in monochromatic wardrobes and bobbing paper-mâché masks, identifying themselves as “space-time voyagers.” Under the monikers Klek and Khn de Poitrine, they trade in what they call a “Mantra-Rock Dada Pythagorean-Cubist Orchestra.” It sounds like a joke, but the numbers suggest otherwise—their KEXP set is currently pulling better view counts than legends like Clipse or Weezer.
That said, the hype is palpable. A copy of their 2024 debut, *Vol. I*, is already fetching over $1,500 on Discogs, and even industry heavyweights like Rick Beato are trying to make sense of the madness. Their upcoming U.S. and European tour dates are vanishing almost as soon as tickets hit the web.
What stands out is the sound. It’s a mix of funky, math-rock sensibilities that feels like a collision between the heady prog of 70s bands like Magma and the rhythmic precision of Meshuggah. Their new record, *Vol. II*, showcases their ability to lock into a pulse and then fracture it with syncopated, rhythmic illusions. It’s strange, it’s dorky, and somehow, it’s currently the coolest thing in rock.