This is lean, muscular stuff from Montreal noise-rock group zouz. The three-piece are tightly wound on 'À sec', a short, sharp barrage whose propulsive riffs and precise grooves place it somewhere between the caustic sludge of Metz and the psych-infused garage workouts of King Gizzard. They're shortly to tour with their fellow Quebecois residents Angine De Poitrine, and although this music is not nearly as silly or ornate as zouz's long-nosed compatriots, you can see how they'll fit in on a bill together: this is technical, noisy music, but it's got groove too.

"'À sec;" is a strange and refined noise rock song, driven by a visceral, in-your-face energy," say the band. "Something zouz is especially proud of: it is a 100% collective effort. The song is about a string of misfortunes that kept hitting one of the band members, and the hard-won resilience that carried him through it. 'When you've hit rock bottom... one more blow, one less... what difference does it make?'"