{"id":44864,"date":"2026-03-19T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44864"},"modified":"2026-03-18T19:06:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T23:06:02","slug":"angine-de-poitrine-are-coming-for-your-brain-microtonal-duo-announce-vol-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44864","title":{"rendered":"Angine de Poitrine are coming for your brain: Microtonal duo announce \u2019Vol. II\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you haven\u2019t already fallen down the Angine de Poitrine rabbit hole \u2014 well, buckle up, because \u2018Vol. II\u2019 is coming to finish the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The anonymous Quebec microtonal cardboard duo \u2014 comprising the enigmatic Khn de Poitrine (microtonal guitars, vocals) and Klek de Poitrine (percussion, vocals) \u2014 have announced their eagerly awaited second album, \u2018Vol. II,\u2019 due Friday, 3rd April. Pre-orders and pre-saves are live now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Vol. II\u2019 promises to push even further into the duo\u2019s signature territory \u2014 bold, high-voltage, asymmetrical, and deeply groovy. Lead single <em>Fabienk<\/em>, already earning serious love at BBC 6 Music, does exactly what Angine de Poitrine do best: take a single microtonal guitar loop and let it repeat, double, and mutate into something that feels both inevitable and completely unhinged. It\u2019s hypnotic in the best possible way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guardian put it well when they called their music \u201c<em>hypnotic riffs and grooves, whose proggy time shifts are all in astonishing lockstep, making this as much party music as it is prog<\/em>\u201d \u2014 and their Live on KEXP session (now past 3.3 million views, and climbing) is all the proof you need that this thing translates viscerally to a screen, let alone a stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0178.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0178.png?resize=900%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0178.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0178.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0178.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0178.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Vol. II\u2019 lands April 3rd. Six tracks. No filler. The full tracklist:<br>1. Fabienk<br>2. Mata Zyklek<br>3. Sarniezz<br>4. UTZP<br>5. Yor Zarad<br>6. Angor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pre-order\/pre-save \u2018Vol. II\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/m.releaseradar.ca\/anginedepoitrine-vol2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the full KEXP session below \u2014 and prepare to lose a good chunk of your afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Ssi-9wS1so?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if that weren\u2019t enough, the self-described Mantra-Rock Dada Pythagorean-Cubist Orchestra are heading to the UK for the very first time this May, with sold-out debut shows in Leeds (Brudenell Social Club, May 10), London (Electric Ballroom, May 11), and Bristol (Strange Brew, May 12), plus a first British festival outing at The Great Escape in Brighton (May 14\u201317). They\u2019ll return to UK shores in early September for End of the Road in Dorset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UPCOMING TOUR DATES<\/strong><br>Selected highlights \u2014 full tour at [anginedepoitrine.com]:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>April<br>3 \u2013 Montr\u00e9al, QC \u2013 Club Soda (SOLD OUT)<br>18 \u2013 Montr\u00e9al, QC \u2013 Club Soda (SOLD OUT)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May \u2014 UK &amp; Europe<br>10 \u2013 Leeds, UK \u2013 Brudenell Social Club (SOLD OUT)<br>11 \u2013 London, UK \u2013 Electric Ballroom (SOLD OUT)<br>12 \u2013 Bristol, UK \u2013 Strange Brew (SOLD OUT)<br>14\u201317 \u2013 Brighton, UK \u2013 The Great Escape \u2020<br>18 \u2013 Rennes, FR \u2013 UBU (SOLD OUT)<br>26 \u2013 Brussels, BE \u2013 Magasin 4 (SOLD OUT)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>July<br>14\u201315, 18 \u2013 Toronto, ON \u2013 Mod Club (SOLD OUT)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August \u2014 North America<br>18 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA \u2013 Teragram Ballroom<br>19 \u2013 San Francisco, CA \u2013 The Independent<br>21 \u2013 Portland, OR \u2013 Aladdin Theater<br>23\u201324 \u2013 Vancouver, BC \u2013 The Pearl<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>September<br>3\u20136 \u2013 Larmer Tree Gardens, Dorset \u2013 End Of The Road \u2020<br>9\u201310 \u2013 New York, NY \u2013 Le Poisson Rouge (SOLD OUT)<br>15 \u2013 Washington, DC \u2013 The Atlantis<br>16 \u2013 Philadelphia, PA \u2013 Underground Arts<br>\u2020 Festival performance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>If you haven\u2019t already fallen down the Angine de Poitrine rabbit hole \u2014 well, buckle up, because \u2018Vol. II\u2019 is coming to finish the job. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44864\" title=\"Angine de Poitrine are coming for your brain: Microtonal duo announce \u2019Vol. II\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,25,28,29,30,1907],"tags":[13316,1245,13315],"class_list":["post-44864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","category-news","tag-angine-de-poitrine","tag-tour-dates","tag-vol-ii"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0179.jpeg?fit=900%2C507&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-bFC","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45161,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=45161","url_meta":{"origin":44864,"position":0},"title":"Angine de Poitrine announce massive UK\/EU Fall tour","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"April 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The microtonal cardboard duo is back with a new record and a world domination itinerary to match. 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