credit: Joel Thomas
by Patrick Pilch (@apg_gomets)
Montreal collective La Sécurité skip the small talk on “Ketchup,” the band’s second Bella Union/Mothland single. Their latest track cuts to the chase and cuts a rug, arriving with a brilliant Terry Gilliam-inspired papercut clip by Philippe Beauséjour. “Ketchup” is a spring-loaded post-punk shuffle; a high-energy, no-bullshit, all-French number built around the wonderful Québécois phrase “l’affaire est ketchup” which means “all is well.”
The band knew they wanted to make a song about insubstantial small talk, so La Sécurité vocalist Éliane Viens-Synnott used the colloquialism as a lyrical foundation, building around the phrase with skat-sung vocals that land halfway between James Chance and Public Practice. It’s the kind of track that’ll shift your hips and spin your head, an irresistibly danceable punk cut reflecting their hometown’s dazzling neon nights.
La Sécurité kick off a South US tour this week. Be sure to catch them when they come to town. “Ketchup” is out on Bella Union and Mothland. Check out the video below:
La Sécurité tour:
01/31 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Respectable Street
02/01 - Jacksonville, FL @ Winterland Festival w/ Omni
02/03 - Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub
02/05 - Athens, GA @ Nowhere Bar
02/06 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
02/08 - Montreal, QC @ Festival Taverne Tour w/ Chandra
03/10-15 - Austin, TX @ SXSW 2025