A Canadian duo performing under the name Angine de Poitrine has become one of the most talked-about acts in music in 2026, according to an interview published by Guitar World. The band’s rise traces back to a video uploaded to YouTube on February 5, which set off widespread attention, the outlet reports.
According to Guitar World, Seattle radio station KEXP shared a live session recorded in December 2025 at the Trans Musicales festival in Rennes, France, where the duo performed tracks from their upcoming second album, Vol. II, along with material from their 2024 debut. The footage reportedly spread quickly, drawing attention for the band’s visual presentation — oversized papier-mâché masks, exaggerated noses and polka dot costumes — which the outlet says draws on absurdist and Dadaist art movements.
The two members, who perform as Khn (guitar/bass) and Klek (drums), have described themselves, according to the interview, as 333-year-old time travelers inspired by what they call the Nasal Quartet, a group of proboscis monkeys from Borneo. The duo has also communicated in nonverbal sounds during television appearances, including on the Canadian program Tout Le Monde En Parle, with their manager Sébastien Collin providing translation, per the report.
A central feature of their sound, according to Guitar World, is a double-neck bass/guitar hybrid played by Khn, fitted with extra frets to allow microtonal playing outside standard Western 12-tone tuning. The outlet notes that other musicians, including Radiohead, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Steve Vai and Jacob Collier, have previously experimented with microtonal approaches, though it describes Angine de Poitrine as having been received as a distinctive presence amid concerns about