AN IRREGULAR
TRAJECTORY.

An early account, in their own words

In an email interview with Sors-tu?, the duo describe their origins, musical influences and the practical appeal of combining guitar and bass on one instrument. They also recall their first performance at an artist-run centre.

The first volume

Vol. I is released, introducing six tracks including Sherpa and Tohogd.

GAMIQ Artist of the Year

Angine de Poitrine receive the Artist of the Year honour at the GAMIQ ceremony at Le National, Montréal. This is an award milestone; the contributed research explicitly identifies it as not a performance.

Research contributed by u/JoBrodie, used with permission.

A session in Rennes

KEXP records the duo at ESMA during Trans Musicales.

The KEXP transmission

The full four-song performance is published by KEXP.

Vol. II arrives

The second album contains Fabienk, Mata Zyklek, Sarniezz, Utzp, Yor Zarad and Angor.

Later… with Jools Holland

The duo perform Fabienk and Sarniezz on BBC television. This is the broadcast date.

Hello, American television

Zugzegk is performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

A Polaris double win

At Massey Hall in Toronto, Angine de Poitrine win the Polaris Album Prize for Vol. II and the SOCAN Polaris Song Prize for Fabienk. The awards are announced immediately after their live performance of Fabienk. CBC records the ceremony for its Live at Massey Hall series.

CBC Polaris coverage ↗

Thanks to MW for highlighting this event.

The triangle enters

An untitled new song and a third costumed character surprise the Toronto audience at HISTORY.

Félix recognition

The ADISQ ceremonies bring honours for the duo, Fabienk and Vol. II.