'It's so strange, it's perfect': Angine de Poitrine's album illustrator on why we need their art right now - CBC

The first time Arielle Corbeau saw Angine de Poitrine perform, the duo hadn't gone global yet. It was early 2025, and members Khn and Klek were playing at the Centre d’expérimentation musicale in Chicoutimi, a borough of Saguenay, Que., where the band and Corbeau are both from. It's also the venue where Angine de Poitrine recorded its debut album, Vol. I, and the now Polaris Prize-winning followup, Vol. II. "It was a time where they would light hot dogs on fire onstage, and they would throw them in the crowd," remembered Corbeau, speaking to CBC Music from her Chicoutimi home. "That was pretty wild. "Quebec duo Angine de Poitrine wins 2026 Polaris Music PrizeWho is Angine de Poitrine? The masked Quebec band is taking the internet by stormNot quite a year later, the francophone illustrator would be tapped to design the cover of that second album, launching her artwork — and her name — into a stratosphere she never expected. Just last month, late-night host Jimmy Fallon held up the vinyl for Vol. II, featuring Corbeau's work prominently, to a cable crowd. The YouTube video alone has nearly three million views.