In Our Headphones is made possible in part by Thorntail Hard Agave. Storefinder at drinkthorntail.com. From independent music station, K-E-X-P, you're listening to In Our Headphones, a podcast about the songs that we just can't stop listening to. And this is Evie Stokes. This week, I am talking with my friend Chris Sainley. Hi, Chris. Hi, E. So you're the music director here at K-E-X-P and you brought a song that you want to share with us today. What you got? I did. So we're kind of back with what I'm calling the pop cast because I want to kind of break down some of my favorite artists from pop Montreal that I just went to you and there were so, so many. And while I was able to

catch like a few folks that, you know, I already knew and loved, so let Jesus.

You're going to witness all the days. You never stood to fight for your name.

And I will be there on. It was like the brand new discoveries that really just had my brain buzzing and having me like filled with excitement.

And that's, you know, why I was there was just to bring some exciting new music back for us here at K-EXP.

So there was a bunch of super solid indie rock from Menin.

Oh, my kingdom for me.

Witch victim.

I was a great for staying to stay. Witch victim.

And then one band that really stuck with me is work.

So I'm thrilled to bring in their song, taughtaut and Unfazed, from their 2024 album, Bent Out of Shape. So tell me about this band. They're so great. I was texting my

friend Omar, who recommended that I catch them when I was there. I was just like, dude, I'm kind of

obsessed. So they're a five piece from Montreal, formerly known as girl arm. And they just have this like angular, noisy post-punk sound that is just so right up my alley. It's like very raw and perfectly rough around the edges. And so, you know, like a little bit of chaos for good measure, but still

structured and melodic. And I was just hooked from the moment that I walked in there, like,

the layer guitars they have are just kind of in conversation with one another throughout all

of their songs. And you've got these like multilingual vocals in both English and

French, which totally makes sense since they're from Montreal. And their front person has this like

nonchalant yet kind of urgent vocal delivery. And I just love the way that they walk that line. And it

kind of has this cool like theatrical quality to it with a bit of vibrato in the mix and I was just I was so hooked and they had like a satchel they would pull some tricks out of during their set from like an orange that they could peel during it or a pair of flamingo sunglasses because why not yeah um. Yeah, they're so great. I could not stop

thinking about this band once I got back. So I like dug into the music I was able to find in

this particular song, Tottenunfay's just like, it's got the hooks. You've got the really great

guitar work. Just so easy to get lost in.

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