By now, most of us recognize the Internet to be a vast wasteland of AI slop and political ragebait. But once in a while, something peaks out from the depths to remind us that the internet is also how we find weird new music. Quebec duo Angine de Poitrine are that reminder. In early 2026, the band’s performance for KEXP went viral on YouTube – two figures dressed in all polka dots, wearing papier-mâché masks, playing hyper-complex yet freakishly fun microtonal math rock. Two months later, Angine de Poitrine dropped their second album, Vol. II, proof that Internet hype isn’t just smoke and mirrors.

The six-track LP is a whirlwind: furious, virtuosic guitar and head-bashing percussion so locked-in that you’ll actually question if these weirdos are human at all. The schtick is solid, two childhood friends now go by Khn and Klek de Poitrine and look like they stepped out of an acid trip. The music matches the mayhem, but you don’t need to see the costumes or read their cosmic backstory to enjoy Vol. II. The easiest reference point is King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard’s beloved 2017 album Flying Microtonal Banana, which Vol. II somehow surpasses in fuzzed-out grooves. Khn plays both guitar and bass, looping short, complex and catchy riffs while Klek’s drums flip each pattern on its head. These tunes build up, shift, expand, explode and start to climb again, somehow totally unpredictable each time.

Angine de Poitrine are likely laughing to themselves that this whole thing has truly taken off. But no matter if this is a joke or not, Vol. II is a wildly good time, rock-n-roll meant to be blasted loud, here to help you get out of your head and shake loose whatever’s holding you back.