The Bolbec duo return with their sophomore album Foutu Félin, a richly cinematic collection of instrumental music that unfolds like an imaginary soundtrack, melodic, tactile and transportive. The record is inspired as much by the cut-and-paste production techniques of Portishead and the Beastie Boys as by the legendary composers of le cinéma français and il cinema italiano.

Following directly from their debut Victime De L’aube, Foutu Félin feels like a continuation rather than a departure, a second reel instead of a reset. Axel Concato and Barth Corbelet each wrote five pieces independently, deliberately exploring as instinctively and introspectively as possible before reshaping their embryonic ideas together into bigger, brighter compositions, uncovering hidden humour along the way.

Cinema remains Bolbec’s primary language. "We always think in movie scenes”,, they explain. Barth points to Alberto Iglesias as a key influence, while Axel draws inspiration from the melodic logic of film scores from the 60s to the 80s, where characters carried themes and melody mattered as much as atmosphere. In contrast to... more credits released May 8, 2026

All tracks written and produced by Axel Concato and Barthélémy Corbelet

1. 00:00 - Café Frappé
2. 03:03 - Le Prof de Gong
3. 05:09 - Fanny
4. 08: 23 - Foutu Félin
5. 11:44 - Ponto Final
6. 15:08 - Machine Arrière
7. 17:50 - En Voiture
8. 22:28 - Fanny au Phare
9. 26:25 - Le Fou-Rire
10. 28:31 - Terrassée

Saxophone - James Allsopp (3, 5, 6, 9)
Flutes - Gareth Lockrane (3, 4, 7)
Piano - Ross Stanley (7, 8 )
Double Bass - Riaan Vosloo (All tracks except 1)
Drums - Tim Giles (All Tracks)
All recorded by Benedic Lamdin at The Fishmarket, London

Trumpet - Vincent Défossé (6, 8, 10)
French Horn - Po Goal (10)
Cello - Yoann Le Dantec (1, 3, 5, 6)
Violin - Teona Kharadze (1, 3, 5, 6)
And other vocals and instruments performed by Bolbec
at rue Pigeon and La Mama Studio, Rouen

Strings arranged by Bolbec and Yoann Le Dantec

Mixed at La Mama Studio by Axel Concato