Angine de Poitrine are inescapable right now. They’re a Canadian duo who have been catapulted to viral success after a KEXP session recorded at the 48th edition of the Trans Musicales festival in Rennes, France.
Everyone was struck by their visual aesthetic and the sonic carnival on show – two clearly talented musicians wearing oversized papier-mâché masks and polka-dotted costumes, jamming to dissonant rock.
One has long noodly hair, a Pinocchio nose,plays a double-necked guitar, and looks like they’ve been struck from above by an inverted white pyramid. The other appears to be the bastard lovechild of a dalmatian and the Black Knight from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
What we know for sure is that Angine de Poitrine are from Quebec and formed in 2019 as a joke. They use the pseudonyms Klek de Poitrine (the knight on drums) and Khn de Poitrine (the guitar and bass prodigy). Their first album, ‘Vol.1’ was released in 2024; their self-released ‘Vol.II’ just dropped at the beginning of April. They label themselves as “space-time voyagers” who form a “mantra-rock, Dadaist, Pythagorean-Cubist orchestra”.
Now, there’s a niche. Incidentally, ‘Angine de Poitrine’ literally translates to ‘angina of the chest’, and if you are experiencing some really painful chest pain caused by insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle, treat it with the seriousness it deserves. Rest up and seek professional help. Your doctor should prescribe you some nitroglycerin for the symptoms.
Their songs are largely instrumental compositions, a form of math rock which boasts layered loops, strange time signatures, funky grooves, some Middle Eastern influences, and enough verve to make King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard devotees stand to attention like roused meerkats.
More than that, it’s fun. If you needed a Rock God seal of approval, it came courtesy of Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, who has been won over by the off-kilter charms of Angine de Poitrine, describing them as “completely bonkers”.
Grohl was full of praise for Angine, whipping out his smartphone at one point to share a video of the duo.
Angine de Poitrine performing live at ESMA in Rennes, France, during Trans Musicales 2025. Recorded December 04, 2025.
Songs: Sarniezz 00:32 Mata Zyklek 06:10 Fabienk 13:09 Sherpa 20:33 Khn de Poitrine – Microtonal Guitars Klek de Poitrine – Drums








