Montreal’s favourite art-punk troublemakers La Sécurité are back — louder, sharper, and even more joyfully unhinged — with the announcement of their sophomore album ‘Bingo!,’ landing June 12 via Mothland (Canada/US) and Bella Union (rest of the world).
If their Polaris-longlisted debut ‘Stay Safe!’ felt like neon-splashed post-punk graffiti, ‘Bingo!’ is the next evolution: more playful, more confrontational, and way more dancefloor-ready. The Montreal/Tiohtià:ke collective doubles down on their bilingual art-rock identity, splicing subversive pop hooks with no wave chaos, noise-rock abrasion, and shoegaze haze — all without losing that jittery, DIY pulse that makes their music feel gloriously alive.
To mark the announcement, La Sécurité dropped the album’s title track Bingo, and it’s a sticky little rager. Premiered via Post-Trash, the song is a cheeky nod to early-2000s disco-punk, powered by frantic drums, crunchy bass, hyperactive percussion, fuzzed-out guitars, and nervy new-wave synths. It’s the kind of track that burrows into your brain and refuses to leave — in the best way possible.
The band explains that Bingo started life as a working demo name before morphing into a full-blown concept: a loving, surreal snapshot of life inside an old folks’ home. Think Orange Crush, tiny hats, social rituals, and elders who are young at heart. Bonus nerdy detail: that growling bassline? A deliberate tribute to Death From Above 1979.
The accompanying video is just as manic and hypnotic — a colorful collage animation directed by Philippe Beauséjour that mirrors the obsessive, almost ritualistic energy of a bingo hall spiraling into frenzy. Sugary drinks, repetitive movements, cigarettes, lucky numbers — what starts as light social fun becomes a full-on fixation. Bingo cards blur into abstraction, and every call from the host feels like a prayer.
At their core, La Sécurité remain a collective fueled by movement: jumpy beats, off-kilter structures, minimal hooks, and lyrics that channel Riot Grrrl ethos with humour, warmth, and bite. Their songs celebrate autonomy, friendship (sweet and sour), and benevolence — all blasted through an insomniac, neon-lit lens perfectly suited for sweaty dancefloors and chaotic basements alike.
Since forming in spring 2022, the five-piece have been everywhere and nowhere at once: underground venues, rooftops, BBC 6 airwaves, Audiotree VHS sessions, and major festivals like SXSW, End of the Road, The Great Escape, Reeperbahn, and Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. They’ve toured with The Go! Team and The Rapture, shared stages with Automatic and Death Valley Girls, and earned glowing praise for their wildly engaging live shows — complete with Éliane Viens’ fearless crowd-surfing charisma.
Produced by Félix Bélisle and Emmanuel Éthier, ‘Bingo!’ sharpens the band’s instincts even further. Expect polyrhythms, weird chord turns, improvised lyrics, and proto-pop oddities that should click instantly with fans of Dry Cleaning, Le Tigre, and Wet Leg. Lyrically, the album bounces from mental health and dysfunctional relationships to food obsession, everyday mundanity, sex-worker stigma, new-relationship myths, and love letters to overlooked communities — all delivered with snark, heart, and zero pretension.
Recorded live off the floor using rare ribbon mics and vintage gear, then mixed and mastered by heavy hitters, ‘Bingo!’ captures La Sécurité exactly as they are: chaotic but precise, playful but pointed, messy but intentional. It’s calculated musical mayhem with a grin on its face.
‘Bingo!’ Track list
- Snack City
- Deny
- Detour
- Power Snoozer
- Princesse
- Bingo
- Chill Pill
- Trixie
- Nah Nah
- Ketchup
If ‘Stay Safe!’ introduced La Sécurité to the world, ‘Bingo!’ kicks the door wide open and dares you not to dance.
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Follow La Sécurité everywhere and keep your cards ready — this one’s a winner. 🎯
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