Les Lunatiques are a garage-psych band from Québec City (Canada), who don’t really allow themselves to be pigeonholed. If you listened to the twelve tracks on their debut LP Orange Flottant and didn’t know any better, you might think it’s a compilation of different artists. And that’s a compliment on this one, because Antoine Bourque, Vincent Peake, Simon Paradis-Dionne and Alexandre Martel can do it all: from organ-laden garage rock that actually sounds too cheerful for its theme (Marie Dans Le Coma) to a guitar-driven variant (Nous Sommes De La Drogue, Toujours Les Mêmes Faces, Le Démon, Kick Of Laurie Foster), from funky post-punk (Faire Danser Les Morts) to electronic disco-punk (Toujours Les Mêmes Faces, J’ai Vomi), and from menacing psychedelic prog (Popcorn Psychédélique, 21H30) to melancholic 70s pop (Oh No, These Boots Aren’t Made For Playing Drums). Mostly sung in French, always energetic, dynamic and invigorating.
Orange Flottant is out now digitally via Dure Vie.
Add to wantlist: Bandcamp