Chafouin Orchestra turn folk, noise and anti-fascist energy into a crooked village parade

Chafouin Orchestra’s self-titled release arrives on 21 June like a tiny travelling village that has decided to bring every instrument, every friend and every political conviction into the same room. The credits mention violin, saxophone, flute, accordion, vocals, guitar, bass, percussion and keyboards, with multiple labels involved and a clear anti-fascist shout in the release notes. That matters because the music feels communal before it even reaches the ears. Chafouin’s world sits somewhere between folk, experimental rock, chamber punk and DIY resistance, but the exact tag may be less important than the energy. This sounds like music made by people who understand that weirdness is stronger when it has a crowd behind it. The orchestra is not ornamental here. It is a social structure, a small noisy republic with better rhythm than most governments.

Source: https://chafouin.bandcamp.com/album/chafouin-orchestra