One of 2026’s most unlikely and undeniable breakout stories just got a major publishing deal behind it. Angine de Poitrine, the anonymous Quebec-based microtonal dada-pythago-cubist rock duo known for their long-nosed, polka-dotted masks and jaw-dropping musicianship, have signed an exclusive worldwide publishing agreement with leading independent publisher Third Side Music. TSM will represent their catalog globally, developing opportunities in film, TV, advertising and games alongside the band and their management, Spectacles Bonzaï.
The numbers behind this signing are genuinely staggering. A KEXP session went viral and has racked up over 13.5 million YouTube views. Their sophomore album ‘Vol. II’, released April 3, has surpassed 20 million Spotify streams. According to Luminate, the week it dropped, the duo hit 11.2 million global on-demand streams, a 124% increase from the previous week and a 603,198% increase from the same week last year. Single “Fabienk” topped Spotify’s Viral Songs Global Chart and ranks among the 50 most Shazamed tracks worldwide.
Brothers Khn de Poitrine, on microtonal guitars and vocals, and Klek de Poitrine, on percussion and vocals, have built this entirely on their own terms. Their 2024 debut ‘Vol. I’ hit No. 1 on Discogs and now sells for as much as $600 CAD on the secondary market. Physical editions of both ‘Vol. I’ and ‘Vol. II’ get a worldwide release June 12 through a carefully selected network of independent distributors, with no record label involved.
“Angine de Poitrine have really perfected the combination of incredible musicianship and concept,” said TSM Co-Founder and COO Jeff Waye. “In this business, it always just hits a bit more satisfying when you can bring the weird to the masses.” Dave Grohl put it more directly, calling their music something that “absolutely blew my f**king mind.” The New York Times described it as “intricate, virtuosic, microtonal, mostly instrumental and unquestionably fun.” Apple Music 1’s Matt Wilkinson called them “possibly the buzziest new band on planet Earth right now.”
Angine de Poitrine are now touring internationally almost non-stop for the next year, hitting Europe, the U.S., Mexico, South America and Japan. Upcoming highlights include headlining the opening beach party of The Great Escape in the UK on May 13, with TSM-signed Ribbon Skirt in support, and opening for Jack White at RBC Amphitheatre in Toronto on July 14.
‘Vol. I’ and ‘Vol. II’ get worldwide physical releases June 12 via ATO in the U.S., Republic of Music internationally, F>A>B in Canada outside Quebec, and Spectacles Bonzaï in Quebec.