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Canada's experimental rock band "Angine de Poitrine" guitarist Khn de Poitrine performs during a concert part of the Nuits Botanique music festival in Brussels on May 28, 2026
Angine De Poitrine just upgraded their main guitar-bass hybrid – could a Godin signature model be on the way?

By Janelle Borg Published

The viral math-rock duo has been lugging around a double-neck built by luthier Raphaël Le Breton. Now, guitarist Khn has been spotted with another version, crafted by one of Canada's foremost guitar builders...

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Angine de Poitrine press shot
Angine de Poitrine, the viral math-rock band, reveal that their microtonal approach started as an “inside joke”

By Phil Weller Published

The madcap Canadians have taken the world by storm, but they aren't taking themselves seriously

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Yvette Young
The off-hand advice from a student that helped kickstart Yvette Young’s career

By Janelle Borg Published

The virtuoso may now be one of the most recognizable guitarists on social media, but Young admits she was initially reluctant to share her chops online

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Main image Frontman Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters performs at the Intersect music festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on December 7, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada; Secondary image–Angine de Poitrine press photo with instruments
Why Dave Grohl is obsessed with viral Canadian microtonal duo Angine de Poitrine

By Janelle Borg Published

The math-rock wizards have taken the internet by storm, racking up millions of views in the space of just a few months

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Honoree Yvette Young, recipient of the Inspire Award, performs onstage during the 10th Annual She Rocks Awards at THE RANCH Restaurant on June 02, 2022 in Anaheim, California
Yvette Young’s fretboard wizardry was a wake-up call for modern guitar playing – but with her latest pivot, she’s making music to help emo kids go to sleep

By Janelle Borg Published

Young is in her musician-artist-producer era – leaning into soundtracks, generating ideas with her signature Qi pedal, and reclaiming control of her career, as epitomized by her latest collaboration with Hatch: a suite of Emo Sound Baths

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Left-Nita Strauss performs at Palace Of Fine Arts on February 27, 2025 in San Francisco, California; Right-Yvette Young of Covet performs during Swanfest at Heart Health Park on April 23, 2022 in Sacramento, California
Nita Strauss reveals how Yvette Young inspired one of her favorite riffs she’s ever written

By Janelle Borg Published

Strauss demonstrates a tapping and hammer-on/pull-off-heavy riff that featured on her 2023 album, The Call of the Void

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Bicurious guitarist Taran Plouzané
Taran Plouzané, guitarist for Bicurious, names 10 math/post-rock riffs you need to hear

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

Riffs that will expand your definition of what instrumental rock can be, picked by one of the freshest talents on the scene

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Standards' Marcos Mena
Standards’ Marcos Mena blends cross-handed tapping and percussive styles into the fruitiest guitar playthrough you’ll see all year

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

Cult math-rock faves offer the first taste of Special Berry

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