Poison

Description

It has been almost 10 years since Cathedrale's very first demos were released. Since then, the Toulouse-based band has released four critically acclaimed albums, toured all over Europe, and firmly established itself as an essential figure in the independent scene in France. From its beginnings, Cathedrale has retained its raw urgency, intact. For the recording of Poison, their fifth album, the band turned to Mathieu Versini, who recorded and mixed the album in his Brussels studio. The tracks were recorded live, in just a few takes. No longer quite garage or power pop, not entirely post-punk, the Toulouse natives have, over the course of their albums, carved their own path and forged a sound recognizable among thousands. Poison stands as the culmination of this trajectory. Thirteen tracks under constant tension, where the guitars, shrill and omnipresent, respond to the synthesizers—a new addition from the previous album (Words / Silence, 2023) that here takes on its full meaning and helps to instill a certain darkness, unprecedented in the band's compositions. This fifth Cathedrale album reveals a band fully in command of its abilities, definitively freed from the weight of its influences, delivering both its most visceral and most controlled album.