Some live albums are sculpted in the studio long after the sweat has dried. Others are yanked straight from the floor of the venue, cables still warm, ears still ringing. Thee Johnny Casino Syndicat’s new record, ‘Une Nuit à Rennes,’ is very much the latter — and the band wouldn’t have it any other way.

Out May 8 via Golden Robot Records, ‘Une Nuit à Rennes’ is the full box and dice: a completely unfiltered, unplanned live document captured on a single handheld device on Thursday, May 22, 2025, when the trio — Johnny Casino, Dimi Dero, and Vinz Guilluy — took to the stage at Salle de la Cité in Rennes, France.

The origin story is as laid-back as the result is ferocious. Longtime supporter Bruno Maugendre, familiar to frontman Johnny Casino from previous Rennes shows, asked a simple question: could he film the gig? The answer, as it usually is with Casino, was a shrugged “sure thing.” What Bruno did next was plant himself directly in front of Johnny’s twin guitar amps and, braving a 700-strong French crowd, capture the entire set from start to finish. No edits. No safety net. No second takes.

When the footage landed in Johnny’s inbox a week later, the band realised they had something special on their hands — a group firing on all cylinders, chasing a wild, untamed rock ‘n’ roll performance wherever it wanted to go. You can get a taste of that chemistry right now with the live performance of ‘On Your Way On Down’:

Make no mistake, this is not a polished live album. There’s no mixing desk, no post-production finesse, no studio sheen buffing out the rough edges. What you hear is exactly what happened that night — a chaotic, electrifying document where the sound surges and rattles like a runaway train, occasionally veering into disjointed, almost psychedelic territory. It’s the kind of record that recalls the bootleg tapes traded between fans in the ’80s and ’90s: prized not for their perfection, but for their honesty and their intensity.

Consider this your fair warning. ‘Une Nuit à Rennes’ is not for the faint of heart. It’s abrasive, unpredictable, and thrilling in equal measure — the kind of album that might challenge you one moment and completely win you over the next.

For anyone who has followed Johnny Casino’s long and winding career — from a teenage debut on the back of a flatbed truck in Mudgee, Australia, through Asteroid B-612’s chaotic ’90s garage rock reign, Johnny Casino’s Easy Action in Philadelphia, and a rotating cast of Secrets across Europe and Australia — this is another chapter that refuses to play it safe. Inspired by Chuck Berry, MC5, Berry Gordy, and Gram Parsons, Casino has always been the kind of musician who rolls the dice. ‘Une Nuit à Rennes’ is the sound of those dice landing hard on the table.

‘Une Nuit à Rennes’ is out May 8 via Golden Robot Records and is available to pre-save now on all major streaming platforms.

Pre-save ‘Une Nuit à Rennes’: https://orcd.co/une-nuit-a-rennes

Crank it loud. Crank it raw. And if your neighbours complain, tell them to take it up with Thee Syndicat.