Gus Englehorn doesn’t approach his music as a gentle stroll through the woods but rather as a twisted mental exercise - a psychological thriller wrapped inside an obscure Jean Cocteau movie wrapped inside a children’s puppet show. His repertoire resembles an educational artwork on how to learn to create a work of art … presented as a cryptogram. Mixed by Paul Leary (Butthole Surfers), Gus’s new album "The Hornbook" will be launched on February 6 during Taverne Tour at L’Escogriffe. Gus Englehorn will also play in Austin, Texas during the renowned SXSW.

The Berlin-based duo Mueran Humanos, composed of Carmen Burguess (voice, synth) and Tomás Nochteff (bass, voice, drum machine), are quintessential outsiders who navigate a sonic landscape that mirrors their creative process. Their new video for "Cadenas de la Infancia" explores the dark terrains of childhood trauma, dismembered memory, and psychological transformation when childhood happens to be a personal disaster.

Né des cendres du groupe post-punk Pánico, originaire du Chili, le duo Nova Materia (Caroline Nov et Eduardo Henriquez), qui se traduit par “nouvelle matière”, a débuté lors d'une expérience singulière durant l'enregistrement de "Resonancia", un album composé pendant 15 jours dans un studio mobile au cœur du désert d'Atacama. Un territoire mystique qui est devenu lui-même un instrument de création. Pour annoncer la sortie de leur prochain EP prévu en Février 2025 via Beta Pictoris Music, Nova Materia dévoile un premier extrait, "Fictions of myself", une ode à la réinvention constante de l'identité.

En parfaite synchronicité avec la dernière super Lune, l'artiste montréalaise N NAO présente son dernier titre « Pleine Lune », à paraître sur l'album Nouveau Langage via Mothland le 31 janvier prochain. Accompagné d'une vidéo créée à l'aide d'images analogiques par l'artiste Charline Dally (« Le désert mauve »), ce nouvel extrait expérimental et hypnotisant prolonge ses réflexions sur le soin et la danse, dans un contexte de féminisme divinatoire, où l'artiste se cherche et cherche perpétuellement à réinterpréter, sous toutes ses formes, ce que signifie le mot « réalité ».

If you've had the chance to catch Sam Woy live during Taverne Tour or as the opening act for PYPY, you already know his penchant for storytelling, transforming his cacophonic shows into awkward parties to celebrate sadness with humor and raw honesty. Woy's latest single, "Poison," is the most well-articulated distillation of his project to date, focusing on extreme moments of individual experience, the psyche, and personal trauma. The track seamlessly blends the poetic, fractured urban mythology of Television's "Marquee Moon," the tortured angst of Nirvana, and the post-punk sound of IDLES or Fontaines DC's debut work.

In the misty landscapes of Montreal's indie scene, La Sécurité's latest offering "Detour" emerges as a reflection on beautiful imperfection. The band embodies this philosophy firsthand, having formed as a serendipitous accident during the pandemic. The band is currently riding a wave of success, touring America alongside British veterans The Go! Team, who are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their seminal album "Thunder, Lightning, Strike." This tour coincides with La Sécurité's signing to the prestigious Bella Union label, helmed by Simon Raymonde (Cocteau Twins, Snowbird) who was attracted by the band's ability to reconnect him with his own post-punk roots, both musically and historically.

After diving into the aquatic depths of L'eau et les rêves (Mothland) and exploring the mystical reflections of Miroir, N NAO emerges with ‘Corps’, a work that marks a promising turning point in her artistic career. Composed alone and in isolation at the Baie-Saint-Paul convent on a simple 4-track, it heralds the release of her next album, Nouveau Langage, due in January 2025.

Raised in a musical family in rural upstate New York, Isabel Vazquez is a vocalist, composer, and producer who began her musical journey after saving up money and moving to London alone as a teenager. She keeps this story somewhat elusive, but one can guess that this call for a nomadic lifestyle comes from a longing for something unearthly, a quest to not go astray, a search to soothe a broken heart. A medicine that she found in herself.