WHO IS ANGINE DE POITRINE? DAVID SQUIRES EXPLAINS THE CULT PHENOMENON OF MATH ROCK

Angine de Poitrine is a duo from Saguenay, Quebec, formed by Khn de Poitrine and Klek de Poitrine, described by Far Out as the great cult phenomenon of 2026 among "Pythagorean hot dog obsessives". The article presents the group in an ironic and surrealist way, highlighting that the duo helped put math rock back in the spotlight with strange rhythms, eccentric aesthetics and a musical approach that attracts very different audiences. According to the text, Angine de Poitrine won over everyone from children fascinated by the colorful balls and unusual rhythms to Tool fans interested in the band's complexity and atonalism. The catchphrase associated with the group is simple and absurd: "Ak, ak, ak." This phrase reinforces the comical, experimental and provocative character of the duo. The article also states that the group comes from a peculiar region, Saguenay, in Quebec, and associates its aesthetics with surrealism and absurdity as forms of cultural resistance. The comparison made is with artists who, in times of authoritarian regimes, used rhythm, humor and strangeness to subvert reality. David Squires turns this rise into a graphic novel for Far Out called "The Inexorable Rise of Poitrine's Angine." The comic imagines the group's trajectory going from Ontario to the traditional "The Ed Sullivan Show", creating a satirical narrative about how a cult phenomenon can grow in unexpected ways.