Capable ! Le Désordre Organisé (English version)

Capable! has undoubtedly been one of my favorite bands for several years now. Since their debut in 2015, the four members have had the pedal to the metal.

The band has managed to establish a solid fan base that continues to expand, thanks to nearly a hundred shows played across the province of Quebec and Ontario. Their fans’ growing love can easily be proven: two of their four EPs were nominated for the “best punk album/EP of the year” category at the Gala Alternatif de la Musique Indépendante du Québec (GAMIQ) in 2018 and 2021.

Capable! has a busy schedule. The band has performed with big names of the scene such as Ten Foot Pole, The Sainte-Catherines, The Real McKenzies, Get Dead, Les Marmottes Aplaties and Les Shériff, to name only a few of them. They have also participed to several festivals, in particular Rockfest and Pouzza Fest, on top of organizing their own tours. And one thing is for sure, the boys are tight when performing live.

To read one of Marie-Ève’s previous article on Capable!, click here.

The stakes are high

I have never been disappointed by the band since their very first EP, but let’s be honest here. Bands sometimes lose their original sound after a few releases and we lose interest in them over time. When Maxime reached out to me with their new album, excitement and fear invaded me.

Not that I was expecting to be disappointed, but I had high expectations. Then I thought to myself that the band had just signed a contract with Stomp Records, making it almost impossible for the album to be crappy. Because I was hoping for a masterpiece, my judgement skills were altered and I suddenly became far too subjective. Though they already had released four EP, still, it was their first album! However, the boys stayed true to themselves and have put their hearts and soul into this new opus. So, what about the album?

So, what about the album?

As soon as I pressed play, I was completely charmed. The first track, Poussières D’étoiles, fills our ears with fast, melodic and catchy rythms. It’s always hard for me to put Capable! in a specific music genre, their influences being vast and eclectic. From punk rock, to pop punk, and skatepunk. Nevertheless, their music is a pure delight for the ears, no matter the melody.

It’s a surging tsunami of rhythms and chords, each one being more divine than the last. The bridges are well done and harmonious, the guitar offers a few bends once in a while and the drum goes from 300 to 100-ish BPM and vice versa, for those of you who don’t like fast technical beats that much, like me. The bass also steals the show from time to time, for instance in the song Mercredi Sans Écran.

And I must confess, I have a weakness for Israël‘s vocal, which has a little teenager feel to it, almost nasal. Yet the perfectly adjusted and relevant vocal harmonization transitions of the back vocals makes a whole. Regardless, what gets me everytime is mainly related to the fact that all of their songs are in French. There’s no way they are going to switch to the dark side. Now let me set something straight, I have nothing against anglophone music, don’t get me wrong. But being able to listen to an album of this quality in my native language is literally just like candy.

In summary

Truth is, it’s probably the best 21 auditory minutes that I’ve spent in the last year. I have listened to this album over and over again over the last few weeks, and picking my top 3 songs was almost mission impossible but I finally made it :

– Bras D’sus T’sous D’bras

– Punk Différent

– Tout Ce Que J’ai

Désordre Organisé lives up to its name from start to finish. The themes refer to life, experiences and happiness in a perfectly orchestrated order on catchy, dynamic melodies that make you want to sing, mosh and party.

It’s already the end!

Not only Désordre Organisé will be the talk of the town, but I’m also convinced that we’ll hear about Capable! for the next while. Be on the lookout because chances are that the band will play in a town near you.

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Editing : Claudia Bo

Correcting : Céline Montminy

Review : Marie-Eve Landry

Translation: Jessica Peach