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24 September 2026 – Angine de Poitrine Pull Off a Historic Polaris Double With 'Vol. II' and 'Fabienk'
By Editorial Team - September 24, 2026
Summary
Masked Quebec math-punk duo Angine de Poitrine become the first act in history to win both Canadian Album of the Year and Song of the Year at the Polaris Music Prize.
Key Facts
- Angine de Poitrine became the first artist in history to win both Album of the Year (Vol. II) and Song of the Year ('Fabienk') at the Polaris Music Prize.
- The masked math-punk duo were awarded a combined C$40,000 in recognition of their complex technical songwriting.
- Victory follows widespread attention from their Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon performance of 'Zugzegk'.
- Entities: Angine de Poitrine, Vol. II, Fabienk, Polaris Music Prize, Sébastien Collin, Jimmy Fallon, Quebec, Canada
- Tags: angine-de-poitrine, polaris-music-prize, vol-ii, fabienk, math-punk, quebec-music, canadian-indie
Quebec duo Angine de Poitrine have won both major 2026 Polaris honours, taking Canadian Album of the Year for Vol. II and Canadian Song of the Year for "Fabienk." The masked, polka-dotted math-punk pair become the first act to claim both prizes in the same year, earning C$30,000 for the album award and another C$10,000 for the song.
Their manager Sébastien Collin acknowledged the unusual nature of the victory, noting how unexpected it is to see music this rock-driven and technically complex receive such broad recognition. That is precisely what makes the result interesting. Music prizes frequently gravitate toward records whose ambitions can be summarised without diagrams; Angine de Poitrine make the sort of math-punk and noise rock where somebody may need to locate a calculator halfway through the second verse.
The duo have already enjoyed a remarkable year, including a U.S. television debut performing "Zugzegk" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Other 2026 Polaris nominees included Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Rochelle Jordan, Peaches and former winner Tanya Tagaq. Vol. II now gets the peculiar honour of being simultaneously difficult, masked, Canadian and officially award-winning.