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  • Summary: The latest full-length release from Canadian experimental rock band Angine de Poitrine was produced by Fabien Peterson.
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  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
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  1. Apr 3, 2026
    100
    A pretty perfect soundtrack to the never-ending battle against conformity, complacency and chords. .... There's a ferocity and alienness to the complexity. While Angine de Poitrine are certainly not alone in their explorations of microtonality, experimentation and funk, the music is nevertheless demanding in a way that other popular contemporary sounds are not.
  2. Apr 10, 2026
    94
    If there’s any grievance worth mentioning, it’s that they’re probably capable of going even deeper with this sound, but for now, they’ve tapped into something special here, revealing themselves as masters of balancing unconventional songwriting with accessibility.
  3. Apr 3, 2026
    83
    Never before has technical mastery felt so fun. As carefully constructed as each track is, there isn’t a single moment that feels cold or calculated.
  4. Apr 3, 2026
    80
    All but one of the mesmerizing puzzles on Vol. II strut across the six-minute mark, and the songs never lose steam because they contain so many variations and plot twists.
  5. 80
    Throughout the album, the duo’s sound stretches and bends like pliable dough, somewhat unmoored from any solid foundations, subject to abrupt and unexpected – yet still cohesive – contortions with little advance warning.
  6. Apr 3, 2026
    80
    With an expansive tone that ‘Vol. I’ lacks, this is an addictive, clever, and primal magnum opus that refuses tropes and easy predictions, going far beyond the niche of fiddly psychedelia Angine De Poitrine’s viral following came from.
  7. Uncut
    Apr 24, 2026
    70
    They're every bit as gleeful as they are virtuosic. [Jun 2026, p.26]

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