Angine de Poitrine

8/10 — Creative, bold, raw, and wildly entertaining. One of the more unexpected and exciting albums I’ve come across this year. Angine de Poitrine, Vol. 1 is one of those albums that caught me completely off guard. I wasn’t really sure what to expect going in, but it didn’t take long for me to realize that this was something different. It’s weird, creative, raw, and completely unapologetic — and that’s exactly what makes it so much fun. What I really like about this album is that it feels genuinely new. There’s an energy and unpredictability to it that kept me interested from beginning to end. It doesn’t feel overly polished or like it was designed to fit neatly into a particular genre. Instead, it feels like an artist taking chances and seeing how far they can push an idea. And honestly, sometimes that’s exactly what I want from music. Not every album needs to be perfect or immediately accessible. Sometimes I want something that surprises me, makes me laugh, makes me scratch my head, and ultimately makes me want to hear it again. That’s what Angine de Poitrine, Vol. 1 has done for me. The more I listen, the more I appreciate how bold and creative it is. There are definitely moments that work better for me than others, but the overall experience is so entertaining that I keep coming back to it. 8.5/10 — a wildly entertaining, creative, and genuinely original album. It’s raw, it takes chances, and most importantly, it feels like someone actually had fun making it. That makes it pretty damn easy for me to enjoy. Looking forward to seeing them in Philly in November.

8.5/10 — A real step forward from Vol. 1, and a more ambitious, structured, and musically satisfying record. If Vol. 1 was the introduction, Vol. 2 feels like the statement. It takes everything that made the first volume so creative, raw, weird, and entertaining and turns the dial up without losing what made it special in the first place. What really stands out to me is the progression. Vol. 2 feels more focused and intentional. There’s more structure to the songs, more going on musically, and a much stronger sense that these ideas have been developed rather than simply thrown against the wall to see what sticks. The result is an album that gives me a lot more to dig into. And that’s probably what I like most about it: it feels like a genuine evolution. This isn’t just Vol. 1 with a different tracklist. It takes the foundation of the first record and builds something bigger and more interesting on top of it. There’s still plenty of that raw, unpredictable energy that made the first volume so much fun, but now there’s a musicality underneath it that really grabs me. I find myself listening more closely, going back to certain tracks, and appreciating how much more layered the whole project feels. For me, this is where Angine de Poitrine starts to become more than an interesting experiment. There’s a real artistic identity developing here, and Vol. 2 makes me genuinely curious about where they can take it next. 8.5/10 — a significant step up from Vol. 1. More focused, more ambitious, more musically stimulating, and ultimately more rewarding. If Vol. 1 was the introduction, Vol. 2 is the record that convinced me there’s something really special happening here.