Out of Montreal’s frostbitten underbelly comes Boneyard Rebels, a band of literal gravediggers who swap shovels for guitars once the cemetery gates clang shut. Led by Eric Dumoulin on guitar and vocals, with Ezra Sheppard on guitar and backing vox, Richard Germain on bass, Billy Tsekeris on synth, and Diego Antonio Lobatón on drums, the five-piece operate on pure instinct. Their third single, “Raincoat,” released January 29, 2026, might just be their sharpest cut yet as something raw, wired, and defiantly off-kilter. Produced by Steeven Choinard and mastered by Francis Ledoux, it captures the band exactly as they are: no-frills, one-day recording, lightning in a bottle.
The track kicks off with a hard-hitting, no-nonsense beat and a tight, buzzing rhythm that grabs you by the collar. Then the fuzzy guitars barrel in, all jagged edges and forward momentum, somewhere between the sneer of Idles and the angular cool of Pixies. It’s gritty but controlled, chaotic but locked-in. The groove drives like a hearse with somewhere urgent to be.
Dumoulin’s sharp, high, grainy, and gloriously idiosyncratic voice slices through, as he leans into the eccentricity, giving the song a twitchy, restless energy. “Sunny day, but I wear a raincoat,” he sings, bringing up a manifesto for emotional dissonance. With tension humming beneath the surface, he admits, “The hardest part is I have to let you go.” All that attitude gives way to vulnerability.
What makes “Raincoat” stand out isn’t just the novelty of gravediggers making post-punk punch-ups. It’s the story in itself and the chemistry. Recorded in the same space where they jam every Thursday night, the track feels lived-in, unfiltered, and alive. Rough around the edges in all the right ways, Boneyard Rebels prove that sometimes the best art is born after dark.
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Review by: Naomi Joan