Nocturnal and unstoppable: Montreal's The City Gates unfurl Chimera, a reverb-heavy post-punk shoegaze odyssey of brooding rhythms and shimmering walls of sound caught between collapse and transcendence. I Ya Toyah confronts with Apology, a crushing industrial rock anthem of heavy riffs, hypnotic grooves, and unexpected piano elegance blurring justified pain and entitlement. Elly Kace casts spells on The Seventh Gate — tender, fierce, and mystical, woven from strings, analog synths, and ancestral whispers. Wholesale Angel Market explores desolation, redemption, and animal instincts on their debut — wild house bleeding into earth, shifting human dynamics and all. Snatch the Snail strips it back on Full Wet, trimming the fat and prioritizing feel over polish in a metronome-free alternative rock burst.