Montreal’s post-dance glam-punk, quintet, La Sécurité, is back with “Serpent,” a slinking and funky earworm reminiscent of someone like Talking Heads or even the fury of The Gun Club. This tune moves in a motorik fashion with its catchy synth layers, grooving bass guitar, jazzy dead-pan drumming, jangly but harmonic, distorted guitars—courtesy of Laurence-Anne Guitar and Melissa Di Menna—and its laissez-faire vocal style from Éliane Viens-Synnott.
It’s a song to dance the night away with, under the fuzzy influence of a party you had too good a time at. La Sécurité is proving that they are a force to be reckoned with within the Montreal DIY music landscape, but is also finding love in the States, France, and other places open to the groove.
“Serpent” is the last single before La Sécurité’s debut album, Stay Safe! drops on June 16 via your favourite label, Mothland, and comes with a DIY music video that feels like an MTV unplugged special—following the La Sécurité members on various tours and late-night shenanigans where they gamble, video game, and stand aloof in the street.
