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Meet the alien math-rock duo selling out shows across the U.S.

NPR | By Daniel Ofman,

Joel Rose, Sarah Robbins, Henry Larson

Published September 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM CDT

Angine de Poitrine wears giant masks, speaks an alien language and plays wildly complicated math rock. Manager Sebastien Collin talks about the rise of the enigmatic musical group.

Daniel Ofman

Joel Rose

Joel Rose is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk. As the network’s transportation correspondent since 2023, Rose’s reporting focuses on roadway and pedestrian safety, an air travel system under stress and how emerging technologies are changing the ways we get around.

Sarah Robbins

Henry Larson