Ioan Hazell
Journalist, musician, and poet with a passion for storytelling in all its myriad forms.
Interested in the stories, people, and art at the fringes. If it’s weird, count me in.
Montreal’s art-punk collective La Sécurité drop their new single ‘Ketchup’ after a recent signing to Bella Union
La Sécurité have made a swift impact. Formed in 2022, the Montreal collective’s nervy breed of art-punk has shotgunned like any good thing should—already having graced the stages of several noteworthy international festivals.
Their latest release, ‘Ketchup’, the lyrics of which are derived from a Quebec expression meaning ‘all is well’, is a compelling—if not downright irrefutable—French language rebuke to small talk. If, as we are told, ‘L’affaire est ketchup’, so too might our brains be, after almost three minutes of some of the most driven, unrelenting bass guitar you’ve ever heard.
Sonically, the track jumps between worlds. The rhythm section are right up front, while somewhere far-off, a meandering guitar whines. It is not the sound of a band in a room—or even two—but realism isn’t what we’re after here; something else is going on. The overdriven vocals, as rhythmic and restless as the instrumental, exude the commanding presence of tannoy announcement. Even for non-French-speakers, the directive is simple: if krautrock infused post-punk is your thing, get dancing.
Watch/Listen to ‘Ketchup’ here:
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